In Depth on the Human Rights Channel: The Lonmin Mine Massacre
In recent months, we’ve maintained video feeds for citizen journalism from Syria and worldwide. We’ve published in-depth playlists on topics ranging from the recent anti-American protests, to the...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Bombing in Syria
For many people outside Syria’s borders, shelling and bombings are concepts. They’re terrible and tragic, to be sure, but they remain hard to fathom as long as they remain unseen. That's why the...
View ArticleIs it Authentic? When Citizens and Soldiers Document War
On November 1, a particular video caught not only our attention at the Human Rights Channel, but also that of international observers, news outlets, and criminal prosecutors. It’s the type of video...
View ArticleFrom Syria to Burma: 2012 in Citizen Human Rights Video
Only six words accompany the video. But they are just enough background needed for the one minute and seven seconds it depicts: “ROHINGYA MUSLIM VILLAGE IN ANDI VILLAGE 2.”
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists: A New Blog Series
Citizen video takes journalists to inaccesible corners of the world, putting viewers on the scene long before news crews. In this bi-weekly series, news innovators explore tools, strategies, and ethics...
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists: Verification
Citizen video is becoming a powerful new reporting tool. But faked footage threatens to break the trust that's so critical to newsrooms and audiences. Storyful reporter Della Kilroy demystifies the...
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists: How to Build a Newsroom on Twitter, with Andy...
Twitter can be a rumor mill—or a newsroom. NPR's Andy Carvin shares ideas for developing an informative and reliable online community for news gathering.
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists: Contextualization
Citizen videos can provide as many questions as answers. Lara Setrakian of Syria Deeply discusses how to contextualize citizen reporting and avoid information overload.
View ArticleUnleashing the Potential of Citizen Witnesses
With more witnesses from more regions equipped to document their communities, how can we in the human rights, media, and technology fields help realize the potential of citizen reporters?
View Article“Best of the Web”: The Human Rights Channel & Other Webby Picks
The Human Rights Channel on YouTube is a nominee for a Webby Award! But we're not the only project with big implications for video advocacy.
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists: Finding the Story
What a video doesn't show is sometimes the heart of the story. Liam Stack, who curates citizen video at the New York Times, explains how he finds videos and tells the stories of the unknowns.
View ArticlePolicing the Police with Citizen Video
In one week, eyewitness’ videos exposed police brutality in four different countries: South Africa, Brazil, Australia, and Fiji. One month later, we check in to see how those videos made a difference.
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists: How One Israeli Group Became a Trusted Source...
The West Bank and Gaza challenge the most seasoned reporters. But B'Tselem and its citizen reporters use meticulous context and unwavering integrity to make human rights into headlines.
View ArticleCitizen Video for Journalists…and Everyone Else
90 countries. 1,892 videos. 137 in-depth human rights playlists. 1 year of the Human Rights Channel on YouTube.
View ArticleTogolese Use Video to Reflect & Shape Elections
TogoVisions, a West African citizen video organization, has mobilized to document contentious elections, pushing them into the worldwide news cycle.
View ArticleHuman Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protests in Ukraine and Thailand
This week protests in the Ukraine and Thailand threaten the stability of those two governments, while the next government of Honduras is up in the air following last month's contested elections. Drone...
View ArticleIn Honduras, Murder on the Eve of Presidential Elections
As violence and intimidation surrounded the Honduran elections, two activists from the leftist LIBRE party were killed.The post In Honduras, Murder on the Eve of Presidential Elections appeared first...
View ArticleThe Human Rights Video Weekly: Reports from Sudan, Syria and China
This week we highlight citizen video documenting bombings in civilian areas in Sudan, accounts of torture in Syria's prisons, and a deadly factory fire in China that killed 16 people.The post The Human...
View ArticleHuman Rights Video Weekly: A Plea for Food Aid in Syria, Violent Protests in...
Videos from the ground lend urgency to the Syrian peace talks. Leaked footage from Ukraine reveals abuse of detained activists, and protests turn violent in Thailand and Cambodia.The post Human Rights...
View ArticleKenyan Authorities Target Somali Refugees in Terror Sweep
Following recent terrorist attacks, Kenyan police have rounded up thousands of Somali refugees. The post Kenyan Authorities Target Somali Refugees in Terror Sweep appeared first on WITNESS Blog.
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