Eliot Higgins
Eliot Ward Higgins is a British citizen journalist and former blogger who gained prominence for his innovative use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in investigative journalism.
Initially writing under the pseudonym Brown Moses, Higgins focused on analyzing social media content related to conflicts in the Middle East.
His work evolved into founding Bellingcat, an investigative journalism website that has become renowned for its groundbreaking investigations using publicly available information.
Higgins and Bellingcat have been instrumental in uncovering details about major international incidents, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the Salisbury poisonings.
His approach has revolutionized investigative journalism and challenged traditional methods of intelligence gathering.