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Rio Picks Up Torch for Samba Games, but There Are Shadows in the Sunshine
August 12, 2012 - The Guardian"As Brazil promises an Olympics like no other, a bribery scandal erupts while the problem of guns and drugs has been shelved rather than solved."
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Seeing is believing: Human Rghts Content in the Age of Social Media
August 12, 2012 - Storyful BlogDella Kilroy, a team member at our partners Storyful, talks about her work helping to curate videos for our Human Rights Channel.
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YouTube Supports Citizen Journalism with Blurring Technology
August 6, 2012 - Global Wire OnlineThis blog reviews the new face blur tool from YouTube and references our Cameras Everywhere report as being one of the catalysts for the creation of the tool.
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Remixing Human Rights: Rethinking Civic Expression, Rerpresentation And Personal Security in Online Video
August 6, 2012 - First Monday, Volume 17, Number 8Co written by Sam Gregory and Elizabeth Losh, This essay examines how remixes that combine human rights footage with popular songs complicate our understanding of the relationship between media production and civic participation.
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New ICC Prosecutor Vows to Focus on Victims
July 30, 2012 - IRIN NewsOur Bukeni Waruzi is interviewed about the reactions of victims and advocates thus far on proceedings at the Court, with specific reaction to the Thomas Lubanga case.
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All a Blur: Making Activist Video Safer
July 26, 2012 - AljazeeraFor citizen journalists using video sharing to expose human rights abuse and document protests, face blurring is an important way of keeping people safe. In response to the urging of WITNESS, YouTube has launched a new feature on its site that will allow users to blur faces in a quick and simple way.
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Peter Gabriel on 30 Years of WOMAD and Mixing Music and Politics
July 26, 2012 - The GuardianThe Guardian (UK) interviews Peter Gabriel about his long history of mixing music and social justice, including his work with WITNESS.
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Peter Gabriel on 30 Years of Womad - And Mixing Music With Politics
July 26, 2012 - The GuardianFounder Peter Gabriel discusses his start in political activism, how he incorporates it into his musical career, and his Womad festival.
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Jaime Lynn Bulter, Our Children's Trust: The State Has a Sovereign Obligation Over "All the Earth and Air"
July 25, 2012 - Planet SavePlanet Save discusses the Atmospheric Trust Litigation and Jaime Lynn Bulter's appeal to the state of Arizona, "to develop a climate recovery plan that will protect Arizona's resources for future generations."
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YouTube's Face-Blurring Technology Enables Anonymity
July 24, 2012 - Electronic Frontier FoundationEFF claims "anonymous speech is crucial to political and social discourse." They review the new YouTube face blurring feature and provide a link to Sam Gregory's blog.
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