09 Jan Human Rights Channel Year in Review Highlights Importance of Citizen Witnesses
Press | WITNESSWe curated nearly 2,300 videos from 100 countries this past year. Then we made one video.
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08 Jan And Now a Musical Interlude
Press | WITNESSWITNESS’ co-founder Peter Gabriel releases a new album. Here’s a sampler and the Wall Street Journal’s review.
06 Jan Behind the Scenes on a WITNESS Video Shoot
News and Events | WITNESSBehind the scenes in the making of a WITNESS video.
14 Dec WITNESS InformaCam Verification Attributes Pique Journalists’ Interest
Press | WITNESSUpdates on InformaCam, WITNESS’ mobile app to help verify citizen video.
11 Nov What Happens When We Think of Online Video as Evidence?
News and Events | WITNESSAs citizen video is increasingly being used in courts, what does that mean for those that shoot it, and what does it mean for journalists and others who try to verify it.
10 Nov Upworthy Features WITNESS Animation on Forced Evictions
Press | WITNESSWITNESS’ satirical animation is featured on one of the Web’s most viral sites.
08 Nov Running for a Cause: WITNESS and the New York City Marathon
Press | WITNESSReal Business has a great article about the opportunities and challenges nonprofits face when participating in non-traditional fundraising events. WITNESS’ Hannah Ayers offers our take on how we do it.
15 Aug The Importance of Visual Anonymity and Viral Videos
Press | WITNESSIn an appearance on HuffPost Live, Madeleine Bair discusses how we preserve visual anonymity for human rights activists and simultaneously protect victims of viral video abuse.
13 Aug Feministing Covers Release of WITNESS' Guide on Interviewing Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Press | WITNESSThe influential feminist blog and community reviews our newly released guide, Conducting Safe, Effective and Ethical Interviews with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence, and interviews Rose Anderson, its author.
10 Nov WITNESS' Chris Michael Explains Video's Strengths and Weaknesses to the BBC
Press | WITNESSThe BBC talks to WITNESS’ Chris Michael about the challenges and opportunities digital activists face in online spaces.