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Christoph Koettl

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Visual Investigations Journalist at New York Times.

About

Christoph Koettl is a reporter on the Visual Investigations team of The New York Times, where he examines photos, videos and satellite images in search of hidden clues that reveal new insights about current events. He has two decades of experience using innovative tools and methodologies for reporting and research, focusing on violations of human rights and the laws of war. Before he joined The Times in 2017, he worked for Amnesty International. His specialty is geospatial analysis and using satellite images to tell stories.

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  • Worth a Thousand Words?

    Nov. 18 '26, 03:00pm Panel Press Hall

    When and how journalists decide to use satellite imagery, the impacts and the costs, and their calls to action for this community. A single image can anchor a story, corroborate a source, or make an atrocity impossible to ignore, but the decision to run it is rarely simple. This session pulls back the curtain on that decision-making process: what journalists weigh before publishing, what it costs them when they get it wrong, and what they wish this community understood better.

    Moderators

    1. Bill Greer

    Speakers

    1. Christoph Koettl
    2. Sarah Cahlan
    3. Krishna Karra
    4. Sasha Schell
    5. Zach Toombs
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  1. LGND

Hosts

  1. Development Seed

  2. Common Space

  3. Taylor Geospatial

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