Vlog Series: Digital Democracy TV

By: digitaldemocracy, Posted: Sep 10 09

Regions: Thailand

Tags: burma, community media, grassroots, Media, mobile phones, refugees, repressive regimes, safety, security, training

UPDATE: Watch livefeeds Mark and Emily steamed this past weekend from a refugee camp in Western Thailand - http://qik.com/ddtv.

Mark Belinsky and Emily Jacobi are Founders and Co-Directors of Digital Democracy (Dd), an organization based in New York which empowers civic engagement through the use of digital technologies. Digital Democracy works with local community-based organizations to create the most effective programming. Presently, Dd is working with Burmese communities in Thailand, India and Bangladesh, as well as the United States.

For the next month Mark and Emily will be working in Thailand to launch two of Digital Democracy's programs: 

The Ethics of Online Video: Questions on Dignity, Re-Victimization, Consent, and Security

By: Sam Gregory, Posted: Aug 17 09

Regions: Global

Tags: dignity, ethics, informed consent, online, remixing, risks, safety, security, video

This past June, my colleague Sameer Padania and I were part of a panel at the Open Video Conference in New York City on ‘Human Rights, Indigenous Media and Open Video.' 

Iran Protests: A Woman Dies on Camera - to post or not to post?

By: Priscila Néri, Posted: Jun 24 09

Regions: Iran

Issues: Elections, Freedom of opinion & expression, Violence

Tags: ahmadinejad, ethics, graphic, human dignity, mobile, mousavi, Neda, Protests, revictimization, safety, security, twitter, video evidence

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Friday: Join us at the Open Video Conference!

By: Grace Lile, Posted: Jun 17 09

Regions: Global

Issues: Other

Tags: ethics, human rights, metadata, online video distribution, open video conference, participatory culture foundation, safety, video, WITNESS

Follow our tweets from the conference at twitter.com/TheHub

Lots of great stuff on tap at this week’s Open Video Conference (June 19-20, NYU). My WITNESS colleagues Sam Gregory and Sameer Padania will speak on the panel “Human Rights, Indigenous Media and Ethics in Video: Dilemmas, Challenges and Opportunities:”