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Keep fighting; keep filming
This month marks three years since Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD. This month, Black Lives Matter turned four years old. And this month marked four years since a jury of almost all white women acquitted the man who killed Trayvon Martin of second-degree murder. Racism in the United States has been forced out […]
WITNESS
July 25, 2017
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#EyesOnICE: Legal Issues and Security when filming Immigration Officials
Resources and responses to questions around filming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) safely, ethically, and effectively.
Pali Makam
July 3, 2017
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Can video bring down impunity?
WITNESS joins TRIAL International for a training on fighting impunity by using video to prosecute international crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
WITNESS
June 8, 2017
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Expose human rights abuses, not the people who survive them
You’d probably never heard of him last week, but his face has gone viral this week. Dr. David Dao, the man who was dragged off of United Airlines flight #3411 on Sunday, was trying to get home to see patients. Instead, he ended up getting violently dragged off of a flight—to provide space for United crewmembers.1 […]
WITNESS
April 12, 2017
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The NYPD Wants to Know Your Thoughts on Bodycams (Kind of)
Many police departments in the US, including the NYPD, are expanding their use of bodycams. But is this enough?
Morgan Hargrave
August 4, 2016
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Tools & Strategies to Verify Online Videos from Western Sahara
When online videos do not contain enough information to corroborate where and when they were recorded and or help viewers understand what they show, online tools and practices can help viewers learn more about what they are watching.
WITNESS
July 20, 2016
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Access to the Internet is a Human Right
WITNESS joins a coalition of groups to speak out against state-led internet shutdowns and to demand that governments around the world #KeepItOn.
Morgan Hargrave
June 27, 2016
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Why WITNESS Doesn’t Have a Privacy Policy
Why WITNESS is joining on to the That's Not Privacy campaign - an effort encourage companies, nonprofits, and website owners of all stripes to call their privacy policies something a little more accurate.
Morgan Hargrave
May 13, 2016
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Watching Protests in Western Sahara
Online videos document protest tactics by Sahrawi activists and repression by Moroccan authorities.
WITNESS
March 23, 2016
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How to Use YouTube’s New Blurring Feature to Protect Identities
YouTube's blurring function allows users to blur select items such as faces or identifying information. In this post we will show you how to use the tool.
Morgan Hargrave
February 25, 2016
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Why YouTube’s Blurring Tool Matters and Why Other Platforms Should Have One Too
We discuss why visual anonymity is important for protecting activists using video for change & look at YouTube's newly improved blurring functionality.
Sam Gregory
February 25, 2016
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Ethical Wednesdays: Additional Resources on Ethics and Eyewitness Footage
We wrap our blog series on the ethics of using eyewitness footage with a list of recommended resources from a diverse range of disciplines.
WITNESS
January 27, 2016
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Ethical Wednesdays: Graphic Footage
When footage contains distressing and traumatic imagery, how can you share it with your audience effectively, responsibly, and ethically?
WITNESS
January 20, 2016
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Ethical Wednesdays: When Eyewitness Footage Cannot be Verified
One of the greatest risks of using eyewitness videos in reporting is not understanding the full story behind the footage. Is it authentic? Has it been manipulated or misinterpreted? What happened before and after? In many cases, we lack complete information about the video’s content and context. How can we balance competing needs to verify footage and expose potential abuse?
WITNESS
January 6, 2016
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Ethical Wednesdays: Protecting At-Risk Eyewitnesses
Documenting protests, human rights abuses, or breaking news can put eyewitnesses at risk. How can reporters, activists, and human rights monitors use eyewitness footage without endangering the people who created them.
WITNESS
December 16, 2015
