Witness In The News

Nathan Freitas from the Guardian Project talks about InformaCam to IEEE Spectrum.

March 1, 2013 - IEEE Spectrum

InformaCam comes at a time of growing need to authenticate citizen mobile videos and images. The App also helps to protect activists in their efforts to deliver valuable information to the world.
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Colorado Film Festival features TRUST youth Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

February 19, 2013 - Huffington Post

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is the star of TRUST: Colorado, one of a series of environmental short films co-produced by WITNESS and Our Children's Trust. He's also one of the stars of the Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF, February 21-24, 2013).
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Denver Post Highlights Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and the TRUST Campaign

February 12, 2013 - Denver Post

Joshua Berman attended the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, and wrote an article about Xuih, his environmental passions, and the TRUST video about him.
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The App that Authenticates SmartPhone Photos (FR)

February 11, 2013 - Radio France Interationale

Radio France Internationale reported on InformaCam in their radio broadcast, as well as their print website.
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Sam Gregory on WAMU's 'Kojo Nnamdi Show' Radio Panel

February 5, 2013 - WAMU Kojo Nnamdi Show

Sam Gregory was a featured panelist on the radio show, discussing "the different ways innovators use crowdsourcing today while asking what obstacles still could be limiting its potential."
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ZDF interviews Madeleine Blair about citizen journalism in Syria

February 5, 2013 - ZDFheute

Madeleine Blair talks about the Syrian population's need to document the violence unfolding in front of their eyes. These videos contain crucial information about the conflict, and technological efforts are in process to make the information transmitted more easily verifiable.
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Human Rights group wants to put an end to fake mobile images and videos

February 1, 2013 - The Daily Dot

"But now one group is trying to bring a little more transparency to the process with a new app and metadata standard that promises auto-verification of a photo's legitimacy." This article about InformaCam interview Bryan Nunez about WITNESS's innovative app.
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Article highlighting WITNESS’ Minidoc in partnership with Rio People's World Cup and Olympics Committee [PT]

February 1, 2013 - Publica

Hundreds of families are without homes after tractors came to demolish a whole neighborhood in the community Restinga. WITNESS helped residents to tell their stories via video.

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For Activists—and Manti Te'o—New Protection Against Internet Fakes

January 29, 2013 - Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek explains the advantages of InformaCam for diverse populations--including citizen journalists and football players with fictional girlfriends.
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Citizen Video: A Primer for Reporters

January 23, 2013 - Knight Digital Media Center

Madeleine Bair, curator of WITNESS's Human Rights Channel, outlined what journalists need to know about citizen video in the first half of a blog series for the Knight Digital Media Center. Her knowledge will also be integrated into a KDMC training for journalists.
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