Choo Ching Yee
Trainer · Journalist · Researcher
FORMAT: ARTICLE & ARCHIVE REPORTING • 2026

Information Integrity & Network Mapping

A multi-country study analyzing coordinated media networks across APAC regions. Features the final published article alongside raw scanned ledger notes hosted externally.

The Challenge

Coordinated inauthentic media networks were spreading synchronized narratives across APAC, but their structure was opaque to individual newsrooms.

The Approach

Mapped ownership and syndication patterns across outlets using network analysis and archived scrape data.

The Outcome

Findings informed three partner newsrooms' verification workflows and were cited in a regional media-literacy report.

Read Published Article → View Scans on Google Drive ↗
FORMAT: VIDEO & AUDIO BROADCAST • 2025

OSINT Methodologies Podcast & Panel

Guest appearance on the Digital Forensics podcast discussing geolocation tools, followed by a recorded keynote panel on regional mis/disinformation tracking.

The Challenge

Newsroom teams lacked a practical, non-technical entry point into geolocation and verification tooling.

The Approach

Broke down real case walkthroughs on a podcast episode, then expanded into a live panel discussion for practitioners.

The Outcome

The episode is now cited by trainers; the panel recording serves as onboarding material for new researchers.

Listen: Deep Dive Podcast (45:00)

FORMAT: PRESENTATION SLIDES TRAINING • 2026

Newsroom Verification Curriculum

A slide deck used during the APAC Fact-Checking Alliance workshops, covering metadata analysis and reverse image searching.

The Challenge

Fact-checking teams across the region used inconsistent, ad hoc verification steps with no shared curriculum.

The Approach

Built a structured slide-deck curriculum covering metadata analysis and reverse image search, tested across multiple workshops.

The Outcome

Adopted as the standard onboarding module for APAC Fact-Checking Alliance workshops.

FORMAT: PHOTO GALLERY FIELD WORK • 2024 - 2026

Field Workshops & Digital Training

A collection of images from in-person digital safety training sessions and newsroom strategy workshops conducted across Southeast Asia.

The Challenge

Regional reporters needed hands-on digital-safety training, not just written guides.

The Approach

Ran in-person sessions across Southeast Asia covering hardware security keys, threat modeling, and safe workflows.

The Outcome

Trained cohorts across multiple countries; several participants now lead their own newsroom security trainings.