{"id":211,"date":"2022-07-24T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mojomanual2022.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:54:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T03:54:13","slug":"how-to-use-the-internet-for-investigative-journalism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mojo-manual.org\/digital-investigation\/how-to-use-the-internet-for-investigative-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Internet for Investigative Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Information on the internet is not just about finding content on different websites. When you are doing investigative research, questions like \u201cWho is providing the information?\u201d or \u201cHow do I find out who the owner of this website is?\u201d might become a crucial detail in your story. Accessing this \u201csecond layer\u201d of the internet might seem tricky, but there are lots of tools that make it easier to access some of that information. This article is only an overview of the most important tools for investigative online research. Under the buzzword \u201copen source intelligence\u201d<\/strong> (or OSINT<\/strong>), you will be able to find countless more instructions that explain how open source intelligence tools can be used for online investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Whois Information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So-called \u201cWhois Information\u201d is legally mandated information about websites or domains on the internet. To register a domain on the internet, users have to provide certain data that is publicly available. <\/strong>Whois information is a widely used style of storing and listing this exact information about ownership and contact details for domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whois information includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n