Bearing Witness

World Today, TheVol. 65 Nbr. 8/9, August 2009

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By chance there might also be some kind of orthodox media coverage, especially video or still images. [...] the extent of such imagery has largely been the result of good fortune.

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Bearing Witness

bUILDING MOMENTUM TO challenge abuses of the Geneva Conventions requires proof of apparent violations. For this to succeed, eye witness evidence and supporting documentation are vital.

By chance there might also be some kind of orthodox media coverage, especially video or still images. Until now, the extent of such imagery has largely been the result of good fortune. A professional journalist or cameraperson might have been present at the vital moment. But this traditional media dynamic and limited ability to record theatres of conflict or crisis is shifting dramatically and at high speed.

The fast-changing realities of the new media and information d...

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