06 May WITNESS’ “Profiling the Police” Project Wins Shorty Award
News and Events | WITNESSWITNESS’ “Profiling the Police” project won a 2019 Shorty Awards Audience Honor and was a Finalist in the Social activism category.
eyewitness video Tag
17 Dec Al Jazeera’s “The Listening Post” Reports on WITNESS’ Immigrant Rights Program
News and Events, Press | matisseThe report tracks how WITNESS is collaborating with affected communities, legal advocacy organizations and media outlets to track cases of enforcement abuse by ICE. It also highlights our direct training of communities to use their own media tools to document wrongdoing.
05 Oct Join Us as We Discuss the Power of Video Journalism in these Dangerous Times
News and Events |Join WITNESS Senior Program Manager Priscila Neri and a panel of experts on October 18 in New York City as they lead a seminar to provide a toolkit so that beginners can learn, and video experts can brush up on, what’s involved.
06 Aug Filming Hate Tips now available on video
News and Events | DalilaWITNESS’ Asia-Pacific team adapted a new video from our Filming Hate tips – a primer for using video to document human rights abuses.
24 May WITNESS and Immigrant Defense Project cohost Webinar: Eyes On ICE
News and Events | palikaJoin WITNESS and Immigrant Defense Project to learn “know your rights” and tactical information around documenting Immigration and Customs Officials.
01 Nov WITNESS’ Mobil-Eyes-Us Project AWARDED GRANT FROM NEW MEDIA VENTURES INNOVATION FUND
News and Events |We are excited to announce that WITNESS’ Mobil-Eyes-Us project was recently awarded a grant from the New Media Ventures Innovation Fund!
16 Sep WITNESS Joins First Draft’s New Partner Network
News and Events |The network helps shape policies and provide resources and trainings to journalists, reporters and organizations using eyewitness media in their reporting.
13 Jul Live streaming, video and police violence in the U.S.
News and Events | matisseLast week’s killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and the attack on police in Dallas, once again thrust the role of eyewitness video in the spotlight. We provide resources and guidance for filming, sharing, curating and preserving video of police violence.
20 Jun New WITNESS Media Lab project will track videos of violence against transgender people
News and Events | matisseThe project will source and analyze data from eyewitness videos of violence against transgender people. Our aim is to share this information to inform and create guidance for advocacy groups, journalists, law enforcement and tech companies to prevent re-victimization and end this discrimination.
18 Apr WITNESS and FiSahara Launch Project to Curate and Contextualize Citizen Videos from Western Sahara
News and Events | matisseThe project launches weeks ahead of a crucial UN Security Council vote on the continued peacekeeping mission.
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