03 Jun Curating eyewitness videos for data on transphobic violence
Update | WITNESSWhat do online videos, their views, and comments, tell us about the climate of hate and violence against transgender and gender nonconforming people?
29 Apr Guest Blog: Meet Two Sahrawi Media Activists
Update | WITNESSA dispatch from the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, where media activists traveled to train on human rights documentation.
20 Apr Activist Brahim Saika Dies in Detention & Sahrawis Take to the Streets
Update | WITNESSThe death of a Sahrawi activist fuels protests in Western Sahara and southern Morocco, and renews attention to the treatment of Sahrawi political prisoners.
18 Apr Launching Watching Western Sahara
Update | WITNESSA new project aims to bridge the gap between footage of abuse taken by at-risk activists and the international audiences who can use it.
23 Mar Watching Protests in Western Sahara
Update | WITNESSOnline videos document protest tactics by Sahrawi activists and repression by Moroccan authorities.
11 Mar Curating Online Videos to Monitor Human Rights in Western Sahara
Update | WITNESSAs UN diplomats relaunch talks between Western Sahara and Morocco, a new WITNESS Media Lab project will curate footage from the disputed territory.
27 Jan Ethical Wednesdays: Additional Resources on Ethics and Eyewitness Footage
Update | WITNESSWe wrap our blog series on the ethics of using eyewitness footage with a list of recommended resources from a diverse range of disciplines.
20 Jan Ethical Wednesdays: Graphic Footage
Update | WITNESSWhen footage contains distressing and traumatic imagery, how can you share it with your audience effectively, responsibly, and ethically?
06 Jan Ethical Wednesdays: When Eyewitness Footage Cannot be Verified
Update | WITNESSOne of the greatest risks of using eyewitness videos in reporting is not understanding the full story behind the footage. Is it authentic? Has it been manipulated or misinterpreted? What happened before and after? In many cases, we lack complete information about the video’s content and context. How can we balance competing needs to verify footage and expose potential abuse?
16 Dec Ethical Wednesdays: Protecting At-Risk Eyewitnesses
Update | WITNESSDocumenting protests, human rights abuses, or breaking news can put eyewitnesses at risk. How can reporters, activists, and human rights monitors use eyewitness footage without endangering the people who created them.