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Video As Evidence in the Middle East & North Africa
WITNESS and PILnet answer questions on the past and future of video as evidence, and how their collaboration on the Video As Evidence in the Middle East & North Africa report came about.
WITNESS
February 22, 2018
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WITNESS is going to RightsCon! (Updated with new sessions)
WITNESS is attending RightsCon in Brussels next week and we’re participating in a variety of talks and workshops. RightsCon focuses on the intersection of tech and human rights—right where WITNESS lives. Here’s where you can find us: Wednesday, March 29 On Day 1 of RightsCon we’re part of the ‘Beyond Dystopia: The Future Of Human […]
WITNESS
March 24, 2017
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Immersive Witnessing: From Empathy and Outrage to Action
There are challenges and opportunities in virtual reality, live and immersive media for social good. New WITNESS projects aim to channel this empathy into meaningful action.
Sam Gregory
August 2, 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: 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
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Ethical Wednesdays: Who’s Behind That Footage? Credit, Transparency, and Eyewitness Videos
Eyewitnesses who film or circulate human rights videos may have a personal, professional, or political motivation. The latest in our series on the ethics of using eyewitness videos explores the reasons and methods of crediting the people behind the footage.
WITNESS
December 9, 2015
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#RecordingInProgress: Media, Tech and Social Justice
This podcast brings together experts from Justice League NYC, Global Citizen, Race Forward, the Undisclosed podcast and WITNESS to discuss the role of social media and tech in the fight for social justice.
Jackie Zammuto
December 3, 2015
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Ethical Wednesdays: When Media is Created by the Perpetrators of the Abuse
Is there an ethical way to use footage documenting abuse when it is filmed by perpetrators themselves?
WITNESS
November 25, 2015
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Ethical Wednesdays: Archives and Our Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Videos
As archives start to collect, provide access to, and present social media collections, many ethical issues arise that need to be addressed.
Yvonne Ng
November 18, 2015
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Ethical Wednesdays: Minimizing Risks to those Filmed
The first of our weekly blog series focusing on the ethics of using eyewitness videos in human rights reporting and advocacy.
WITNESS
November 11, 2015
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Announcing WITNESS’ Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Footage in Human Rights
Deciding if and how to share human rights footage taken by eyewitnesses is rarely simple. A new resource offers guidance on applying ethical principles to this new form of documentation.
WITNESS
October 28, 2015
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Music Monday – 2015 New Year Edition, Beginnings
Our first Music Monday - 2015 New Year edition, Beginnings is a song list to inspire activists' daily work because every day is a new beginning.
WITNESS
January 12, 2015
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The Power of Citizen Witnesses – and How WITNESS is Strengthening Their Impact
From creation, sharing, management of your video, to preservation and usage, and with an eye to the ethical questions, WITNESS is thinking holistically about how best to support the millions of citizen witnesses to human rights abuse.
Sam Gregory
September 23, 2014