The first Deep Dives Challenge has come to an end and we’d like to thank all the participants who made a submission in the tight 7 day window.
Official Participants
To see the original research challenge post, click here
Winners
First Place Winner (40SBD)
Corruption in Venezuelan Energy Sector
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Second Place Winner (24SBD)
Targeted Individual Testimonies | Own Experience as a T I
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Third Place Winner (16SBD)
Corruption and Deceit Courtesy of Wikileaks Files
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We’d like to take a moment to recognize the research article submitted by 
Thanks to everyone who participated in the inaugural Deep Dives Challenge. There was a nice variety of subject matter in the contributions and even a number of Steemians who’ve had first-hand experience as being T.I.’s and are still feeling the ramifications today!!
These personal accounts add another dimension to this research and from the descriptions found in the Global Intelligence Files, this is quite disconcerting. Thanks to all of you for showing the courage to talk about what it’s like being a T.I., it must not have been easy sharing this.
We also hope that you enjoyed digging in the Wikileaks vaults for hidden gems. We anticipate that this is just the beginning and look forward to more great research in the weeks and months ahead.
As always, we love to hear from you. So please come visit us in the TWB Discord ‘the big dig’ channel or leave your feedback in the comments below.
More Time
As was discussed in the Discord channel The Big Dig, solid research takes time so we’ve decided that future installments of Deep Dives will be run for 2 weeks. We hope that by giving participants more time, they can dig a little deeper and still have enough time to organize their research before the deadline.
Also, we’d like to make it known that there will be a rotating schedule of the larger archives such as Wikileaks. This means if you miss a posting deadline you may have an opportunity to post it in future challenges.
Upcoming Dig
The next edition of Deep Dives will also be open ended but this time the focus will be on the CIA Library.
This archive contains publicly available government documents that span over several decades. It’s a diverse collection but it’s not well organized, especially in comparison to the Wikileaks collection.
The official start of the fresh dig will be announced in an upcoming post (hopefully in about a week’s time). By letting you know in advance, this should provide you with ample time to explore the archive and get a head start on your research.
Best of luck, be safe, and keep digging!
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