Jake Godin

Jake Godin

Jake Godin

Visual investigations Correspondent

Jake Godin is a visual investigations journalist at Scripps News. In partnership with the open-source reporting team at Bellingcat, he investigates stories around the world using a mix of satellite imagery, open source video and photos from social media, and other media.

Recent Work
Trump supporters breached the Capitol

How A Violent Mob Breached The Capitol

People hold banners as they demonstrate against police brutality, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Why Nigerians Are Taking To The Streets In Protests

North Korea showed off its largest ICBM during a military parade.

Visual Evidence From North Korean Parade Shows Expanding Arsenal

A video showing the explosion was filmed from just over a kilometre away.

What Visual Evidence Tells Us About What Caused The Beirut Explosion

Newsy counted more than 50 uses of tear gas in 14 hours of livestream footage at Portland's protests.

Tear Gas Use Was Limited In Portland. Then Federal Agents Showed Up

There have been at least 100 police attack incidents involving the press.

Breaking Down How Police Have Targeted Press During Protests

An image of European nations connected to the far right network traveling to Greece

How One Greek Island Reveals Europe's Far-Right Nationalist Network

Here's How To Track The World When It Grinds To a Halt

Here's How To Track The World When It Grinds To a Halt

Breaking Down The Disinformation Ecosystem Around Coronavirus

Breaking Down The Disinformation Ecosystem Around Coronavirus

In this frame grab from video, Russian, Syrian and others gather next to a stuck American military convoy.

How A Shootout In Syria Shows A Precarious Position For US Troops

Iran's record of asymmetrical warfare could inform what comes next in its tensions with the U.S.

Iran Could Use Its Influence, Not Rockets, To Move Against U.S.

A Shot From Police Killed A Protester In Colombia. Here's How We Know.

A Shot From Police Killed A Protester In Colombia. Here's How We Know.

Thousands of messages and usernames from the Iron March forum leaked online.

We Found More Active Duty Military In Leaked Neo-Nazi Forum

Tear gas canisters fired directly at protestors have resulted in casualties

'Non-Lethal' Crackdown On Protests Turns Deadly In Iraq

Open-source evidence places a Turkish-backed rebel group at the site of an extrajudicial killing in Syria.

Video Evidence Sheds Light On Executions Near Turkey-Syria Border

An image of the Al Khamis market in Yemen before it was bombed by the Saudi-led coalition.

Saudi Arabia's Air Strikes Are Killing Civilians With U.S. Weapons

A new report from Newsy's partner Bellingcat reveals the identities of Russian-backed separatists linked to MH17's downing.

Who Shot Down MH17? These Are The Rebels Linked To The Massacre

A video featuring Nazi imagery on YouTube

Far-Right Online Radicalization Isn't A New Phenomenon

Ruined house in Sri Lanka

Shift In ISIS Strategy Looks To Take Advantage Of Local Groups

Sudanese protesters wave the flag of Sudan

After Coup, Sudan Faces Fragile Transition To Democracy

Graphic from BBC's investigation of a killing in Cameroon

Open-Source Techniques Have Created A Whole New Kind Of Reporter

A video that went viral on Twitter showed the murder of women and children in northern Cameroon.

How Journalists Solved Murders From Thousands Of Miles Away

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu show the proclamation Trump signed.

US-Israel History Laid Groundwork For Trump’s Pro-Israel Policies

Dozens of video from the day the incident took place on the bridge help verify who started the fire.

Who Set Fire To Venezuela Aid? New Footage Gives A Clearer Picture

Vice President Mike Pence and Colombian President Ivan Duque shake hands with Venezuelan President Juan Guaido.

US-Venezuelan Standoff Untenable, But No Clear Way Forward

Europe faces a tough decision in whether it should bring back foreign fighters who joined ISIS or not.

With ISIS On Backfoot, Focus Is Now On Foreigners Who Joined Group

Russia is reportedly planning to test disconnecting from the internet some time this spring.

Why Russia's Internet Shutdown Test Worries Free Speech Activists

U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks to Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve senior leaders in December.

Iraqis Blast Trump’s Pivot From Fighting ISIS To Watching Iran

Afghan and foreign investigators inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack on May 18, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Taliban Snub Of Afghan Government Could Hinder Peace Talks

A satellite image showing the towns of Puerto Palomas and Columbus

What A Mexican And US Border Town Think Of Trump's Wall