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Chris Bell

Chris Bell works for BBC News Investigations in London, focusing particularly on stories involving crime, the courts or open-source investigation for broadcast and digital outlets.

Past courses

Summer Conference Event
 — Case study Talk
26 June 2025

How to Use LinkedIn to Find Spies: The Bulgarian Cell

In an explosive investigation published in March, journalists from BBC News used open source investigative research as well as their sources to track down and name two Bulgarian women who spied for Russia.
Journalist at BBC Investigations Unit