12 May Storytelling Strategies for Immigrant Justice in the U.S.
ICE | WITNESSOur new resources highlights examples of impactful and ethical video storytelling to uplift and defend immigrant rights.
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17 Dec Working With Journalists: Tips for Sharing Videos of Police Violence
Uncategorized | WITNESSOne of the most frequent questions we get from people is “What should I do after filming a video of police violence?” One strategy is to share your video with a journalist, but it’s not always clear how to do that. We spoke with journalist Nick Pinto, who writes about police misconduct, to get tips on what journalists look for in eyewitness videos and how to safely and effectively collaborate with media.
25 Jun Juan’s Story Part 2: Using Video as Evidence in Immigration Proceedings
ICE | WITNESSGathering Surveillance Video Footage of an Encounter with Immigration Enforcement and Converting it into Supporting Evidence for a Proceeding
24 Apr Storytelling in livestreamings: the Favela da Skol case in Brazil
MEU | WITNESS Mobil-Eyes Us is a project of WITNESS and the WITNESS Media Lab to explore potential new approaches to livestream storytelling for action. We look at technologies, tactics and storytelling strategies to use live video to connect viewers to frontline experiences of human rights issues they
01 Apr How Could States’ Wiretapping Laws Affect Your Right to Film Law Enforcement?
Right to Record, United States, Update | WITNESSWiretapping laws were intended to protect people’s privacy in the United States, but in some cases they’ve been used to challenge the right to record the police.
22 Feb Rio goes live: video activism and human rights in Brazil
MEU | WITNESS Image: Brazilian politicians livestreaming while campaigning and breaking a Marielle Franco sign. Current Rio governor on the right and a now-elected deputy breaking the sign. By Adriano Belisário As mobile phone access and Internet bandwidth increased in this decade, video streamings became an important part
01 Feb Call-outs in live streamings: learnings and practices
MEU | WITNESS Mobil-Eyes Us is a project of WITNESS and the WITNESS Media Lab to explore potential new approaches to livestream storytelling for action. We look at technologies, tactics and storytelling strategies to use live video to connect viewers to frontline experiences of human rights issues they
06 Nov Introduction to Mobil-Eyes Us
MEU | WITNESSMobil-Eyes Us is a project of WITNESS and the WITNESS Media Lab to explore potential new approaches to livestream storytelling for action. We look at technologies, tactics and storytelling strategies to use live video to connect viewers to frontline experiences of human rights issues they
31 Oct Reporting on Immigration: Journalists and Activists in Conversation
ICE | WITNESSWatch our panel conversation exploring how journalists and advocates can work together to safely and ethically amplify immigrant voices.
25 Oct Suicide or Escape? Fact Checking Reporting on Migrant Abuse in MENA
Uncategorized | WITNESSThis post gives background information about migrant workers’ abusive conditions under the kefala system of many of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.