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Set your phone to ProofMode
Why Proof? You see a wide pink sky and bushes in a relatively nondescript landscape. You hear an explosion in the background. The camera shakes as a man repeats, strangely calm, “Allahu akhbar.” A few seconds later, an explosion rocks the ground in front of the person filming, and the camera falls, sideways, to the […]
WITNESS
April 27, 2017
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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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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: 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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New Mobile App ‘CameraV’ Helps Documenters Create Verifiable Media
New Android app CameraV helps verify and store contextual information about pieces of citizen media to improve their ability to be used for documentation.
Morgan Hargrave
December 22, 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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Making Secondary Trauma a Primary Issue
Eyewitness Media Hub, is conducting a cross-industry study into the impact of vicarious trauma on journalists, human rights investigators and humanitarian aid workers who frequently search for eyewitness media in their work.
WITNESS
August 24, 2015
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Filming Police Abuse:
A compilation of training resources and guidance to support anyone filming interactions with police or incidents of police abuse in the U.S.
Jackie Zammuto
August 5, 2015
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What WITNESS Learned in 3 Years Curating Human Rights Videos on YouTube
The policies, practices, and technology that allow human rights videos by citizens to expose abuse are constantly evolving and our strategies must keep up.
WITNESS
July 27, 2015
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Bystander Videos of Police Misconduct in the U.S.
Oscar Grant. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Walter Scott. The names of unarmed black men killed by police across the United States have etched their way into the public memory, becoming symbols of unjust policing. As bystander footage documenting those killings and other cases of police abuse flood Twitter and replay on cable news, it’s hard […]
WITNESS
July 10, 2015
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Does Filming Police Violence Make a Difference? A Survey of Recent Cases
From Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro, the West Bank, and Kingston, violent interactions between security forces and civilians are caught on camera. But many factors are at play when it comes to if, when, and how this footage is used in efforts for justice and accountability.
WITNESS
March 6, 2015
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This Week on The Human Rights Channel – Myanmar, Peru and Ukraine
In Myanmar, the attack on a Red Cross convoy transporting civilians away from fighting is captured on camera. In Ukraine the massive amount of video taken by protesters and reporters during the Euromaidan protests of late 2013 to early last year provides evidence of crimes against humanity. And in Peru, an oil company halts some of its operations after the death of a student protester, as indigenous groups continue to demand compensation for use of their land.
WITNESS
February 25, 2015
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This Week on the Human Rights Channel – Cuba, Fiji, West Papua and South Africa
This week citizen video captures testimonials following the arrest of 69 pro-democracy protesters in Cuba. We also check-in on videos previously featured from Fiji and South Africa and look at video advocacy storytelling project in West Papua.
WITNESS
February 18, 2015
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Video as Evidence Case Study: Filming Long After A Crime in Croatia
We look at a case study where video was used in criminal proceedings against a Serbo-Croatian politician at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
WITNESS
February 5, 2015
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This Week on The Human Rights Channel – Afghanistan, Bahrain and Venezuela
This week we look at protests videos from Afghanistan, Bahrain and Venezuela covering issues ranging from female representation to government accountability. We also feature eyewitness testimony from the Ukraine, as bombing victims recount their experiences.
WITNESS
February 4, 2015