Digital Eye - Season 2 / Year 2022

Digital Eye is a new investigative journalism program making full use of geospatial and open source data to seek the truth behind important social issues. In this episode, we focus on Winter Olympics sustainability. Although China promised to deliver a "Green and Clean Games," it had to rely largely on artificial snow. We conducted a satellite survey to verify the sustainability of the Winter Olympics. With the threatening issue of climate change, can the Winter Olympic Games remain viable?

Liu Xinping (Chief of Sustainable Development Division, Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympics)
Carmen de Jong (Professor, University of Strasbourg)
Ke Long (Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)

The Ukraine crisis may be the first war being reported almost simultaneously ― by satellite and social media. Satellite imagery has helped reveal Russian troop movements and the destruction and humanitarian crisis. With communication satellites, Ukrainians are using smartphones to share photos and videos around the world. Professionals and ordinary citizens collaborate using satellite technology to conduct Open Source Intelligence. This documentary will look at how satellite technologies changed the war.

28th ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS
2023 World Media Festival - Intermedia-globe Silver Award

Episode two will focus on the city of Mariupol, which has suffered extensive damage as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Our crew worked with a number of experts to analyze the extent of casualties and what happened to people trying to escape as the city was occupied by Russian forces. What came to light was the harsh reality of how incoming forces segregated people based on their perceived support for Russia. Also revealed were some of the activities of a covert network of Russians supporting Ukrainian refugees.

28th ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS