This year at SXSW WITNESS will be taking part in a panel on the power of metadata to verify and amplify citizen-shot video of human rights abuse. Program director Sam Gregory will also be on hand and available for mentoring sessions.
The introduction of verified video evidence could be as critical as the introduction of forensics in criminal investigations and trials.
As more citizen video makes its way into the news cycle, we offer some tips for journalists and others to better verify what is real.
WITNESS’ Executive Director, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm discusses police violence and the role video can play in preventing and ending it.