Peter Gabriel’s Witness group is one of the reasons that I am passionate about online video and audio. It’s now not only up to major news organizations to spread the word, but is at a point where it rests with all of us to make a difference by being involved (I’m partially stealing from Cameron Reilly’s thought that he often expresses on G’day World). Ten years ago we couldn’t spread a message as far and wide as we now can, and with audio and video the message we send can be so much more compelling.

From the article Peter Gabriel enlists videos for human rights:

Gabriel has been trying to get the businesses gathered at Davos to come up with cash or technology for Witness, a group he founded and which seeks to use video from cameras or phones to bring human rights abuse to light.

“With the telephone and Internet, anyone, anyplace can tell their story,” he told Reuters in an interview.

One of Witness’ main goals at the moment is to build a video hub where evidence of human rights abuse can be uploaded.

“You have seen the trend to citizen journalism,” Gabriel said, referring to the ability of people to record and distribute news and events rapidly with phones and cameras.

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