Alison Killing
Pulitzer Prize architect | Exposed Xinjiang camps using satellite analysis
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Alison Killing is an architect and investigative journalist who uses spatial analysis and satellite imagery to expose human rights abuses. Her work with BuzzFeed News documenting China's Xinjiang detention camps won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
She combines architectural expertise with data journalism to reveal what governments try to hide. Her TED talk explored how architecture can be used to investigate and expose injustice.
With 3 talks at major events, she speaks on architecture as investigation, satellite imagery analysis, and using design skills for accountability.
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How data-driven journalism illuminates patterns of injustice
Data-driven journalism can help pinpoint truths and expose corruption -- even without physical access to where it's happening. Sharing the remarkable discovery of massive alleged detention camps in Xinjiang, China, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and TED Fellow Alison Killing calls for more reliable open-source data, like satellite and social media imagery, to shine a light on the world's darkest places.
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