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.
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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?
09 Dec Ethical Wednesdays: Who’s Behind That Footage? Credit, Transparency, and Eyewitness Videos
Update | WITNESSEyewitnesses who film or circulate human rights videos may have a personal, professional, or political motivation. The latest in our series on the ethics of using eyewitness videos explores the reasons and methods of crediting the people behind the footage.
25 Nov Ethical Wednesdays: When Media is Created by the Perpetrators of the Abuse
Update | WITNESSIs there an ethical way to use footage documenting abuse when it is filmed by perpetrators themselves?
18 Nov Ethical Wednesdays: Archives and Our Ethical Guidelines for Using Eyewitness Videos
Update | Yvonne NgAs archives start to collect, provide access to, and present social media collections, many ethical issues arise that need to be addressed.
11 Nov Ethical Wednesdays: Minimizing Risks to those Filmed
Update | WITNESSThe first of our weekly blog series focusing on the ethics of using eyewitness videos in human rights reporting and advocacy.