Live streaming platforms bring events from all around the world to people's computing
devices. We conducted a mixed methods study including interviews (N= 42) and a survey …

Since its formal approval, the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project raised public concern
about environmental sustainability and security. Thanks to the systematic use of Internet and …

Modern black citizen journalists have embraced the mobile phone as their storytelling tool of
choice to produce paradigm-shifting displays of raw reportage that challenge long-standing …

Frontline witnessing and civic journalism are impacted by the rhetoric and the reality of
misinformation and disinformation. This essay highlights key insights from activities of the …

ABSTRACT From the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to the Kaaba of Mecca, many religious sites
are webcasting in live-streaming. This study inquires how religious institutions act to shape …

This book presents the history of virtual reality and its introduction into journalism, exploring
the challenges posed by pushing to make the experience of news a full body event. The …

This article proposes the term 'connective witnessing'to designate the prevalent form of
witnessing today that combines personalized political participation and connective action in …

Audiovisual digital media and tools are critical elements in contemporary human rights
documentation and advocacy. Generative AI, deepfakes and synthetic media compound …

The role of the news media in violent conflicts is a topic that has received a great deal of
scholarly attention especially in the field of political communication. A major issue that has …

The concept of witnessing has been used to explore the construction of evidence and
experience in settings of law, religion, atrocity, media, history and science. Recent research …