Witness In The News

  • Online Video As A Political Tool: Sam Gregory On Video Activism And Advocacy

    Our Program Director, Sam Gregory, spoke at the "Video Vortex 6" conference in Amsterdam on video activism and advocacy. Read their blog summary of his talk.

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  • Sam Gregory Interviewed About Role of Social Networking In Arab Spring Revolutions

    March 2, 2011 - Falter.at

    The Austrian magazine Falter interviewed our Program Director Sam Gregory and others in an article that explores the role that social media and networking played in the events of the "Arab Spring." The article is in German.

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  • Yvette Alberdingk Thijm Publishes Article In The HuffingtonPost

    February 3, 2011 - HuffingtonPost.com

    In her article, "How WITNESS is Making Video Safer for Activists to Use," discusses the Arab Spring and WITNESS' influence on each other.

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  • Peter Gabriel Talks To CNN About WITNESS

    February 1, 2011 - CNN

    Peter shares the story behind the founding of WITNESS and his belief in the power of video for change. 

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  • Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Interviews WITNESS As A Nonprofit Example Of Social Media Excellence

    January 18, 2011 - Nonprofit Tech 2.0

    Marianna Moneymaker, WITNESS' Online Outreach & Production, was interviewed by Nonprofit Tech 2.0 about WITNESS' use of social media to be a part of her recently published book, Social Media for Social Good.

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  • Yvette Alberdingk Thijm Stops By Reason.TV, Home To "The Drew Carey Project"

    January 14, 2011 - reason.tv

    Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, WITNESS' Executive Director, speaks with Reason TV about WITNESS' work to use video advocacy to promote human rights.

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  • Dowser.org Interviews Sam Gregory On How To Use Video Advocacy To Promote Human Rights

    January 10, 2011 - dowser.org

    Leora Fridman fires questions to our Program Director, Sam Gregory, about WITNESS' past and future goals.

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  • Joshua Mailman Talks To The Wall Street Journal About Supporting WITNESS

    December 8, 2010 - Wall Street Journal

    Board member, Joshua Mailman, is the "Donor of the Day" in Wall Street Journal's New York Culture section, and discusses his patronage for WITNESS' human rights work on forced evictions.

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  • Grace Lile's Book Review Gets Published In An Issue Of The "American Archivist"

    June 8, 2010 - American Archivist

    Our Director of Operations, Grace Lile reviews the book, Archival Storytelling for the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of the American Archivist, a publication by the Society of American Archivists.

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  • The "Journal of Human Rights Practice" Publishes Article By WITNESS' Sam Gregory

    "Cameras Everywhere: Ubiquitous Video Documentation of Human Rights, New Forms of Video Advocacy, and Considerations of Safety, Security, Dignity and Consent" is available online for download from the Journal of Human Rights Practice with subscription. Abstract is available online.

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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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