Witness In The News

  • HuffingtonPost Video Features Nelson Kanuk on the Effect of Climate Change on the Alaska Tundra

    March 11, 2012 - HuffingtonPost Video
  • TRUST Arizona opens the "Water is Life, Water is Sacred" Forum

    March 7, 2012 - Navajo Hopi Observer
  • WITNESS and the Guardian Project Shortlisted for Freedom of Expression Awards 2012

    February 29, 2012 - Index's website

    The organization Index just released it's nominees for this year's Freedom of Expression Awards. WITNESS and the Guardian Project are nominated in the Innovation category for our work on the ObscuraCam mobile application. The category recognizes innovation and original use of new technology to circumvent censorship and foster debate, argument or dissent.

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  • Deutsche Welle Interviews Chris Michael About WITNESS

    February 23, 2012 - Deutsche Welle

    The German broadcast network interviewed Chris Michael about WITNESS, the power of personal stories and livecasting feeds from Syria. 

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  • Planetsave Blog Features Story on Jaime Lynn Butler

    February 23, 2012 - Planetsave

    Jaime Lynn Butler is the youth plaintiff from Arizona in the Atmospheric Trust Litigation case, which is featured in the TRUST iMatter Campaign series of videos. 

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  • AZ Green Magazine Covers Jamie Lynn Butler and the iMatter TRUST Campaign

    February 10, 2012 - AZ Green Magazine»

    Native American Youth Sues Arizona Governor Over Failure to Combat Climate Change, features the Jamie Lynn Butler video from the iMatter TRUST series. 

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  • Arizona's NBC Affiliate Interviews Jamie Lynn Butler, Plaintiff in the iMatter TRUST Campaign

    February 10, 2012 - Watch»

    The morning show of Arizona's Channel 12 News interview Jamie Lynn and her mother about their concerns for their enviromnent in this 3:45 minute segment. 

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  • Youth Plaintiff from Arizona Interviewed on Radio Show about Climate Justice

    February 10, 2012 - The Mitch and Joe Show

    The interview with Pete Frost, Atmospheric Trust Litigation attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, and Jaime Lynn Butler, youth plaintiff (and subject of a TRUST iMatter Campaign video) suing Arizona Governor Brewer for lack of action to combat climate change.

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  • Sam Gregory Interviewed About ObscuraCam and WITNESS

    February 7, 2012 - Creative Activism»

    In this podcast interview Sam discusses WITNESS' mission of "enabling human rights advocacy through video."

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  • Nathan Freitas, Collaborator on the SecureSmartCam Project Wins Pizzigati Prize

    February 6, 2012 - The Tides Website

    The Tides Foundation awards their 2012 Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. Nathan leads the Guardian Project, a team of software developers focused on mobile security.

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Awards

2004 - 2008 Social Capitalist Award

 
Fast Company named WITNESS one of 45 recipients of a Social Capitalist Award for five straight years....

2007 National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Humanitarian Award

 
The National Television Academy awarded its first-ever Humanitarian Award to WITNESS for its use of...

2007 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Award

 
The New York Times recognized WITNESS with its Excellence in Communication Award for its use of open...

2007 American Express Building Leadership Award

 
The American Express Building Leadership Award seeks non-profit organizations that place emphasis on...

2007 One World Media Award

 
The One World Broadcasting Trust recognized WITNESS with a New Media award for its work in launching...

2006 Webby Award Official Honoree

 
Established in 1997, the Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the...

2005 Schwab Social Entrepreneur

 
The Schwab Foundation searches for leading social entrepreneurs around the world. In 2005, Schwab named...

2004 - 2008 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship

 
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship supported WITNESS’s work in documenting human rights...

2003 Tech Museum Equality Award

 
The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors people and organizations from around the...

2011 SIPA Global Leadership Award

 
SIPA’s Global Leadership Award recognizes WITNESS for its work of empowering citizens to...

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