Remixing human rights: Rethinking civic expression, representation and personal security in online video
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https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v17i8.4104Keywords:
digital journalism, citizen journalism, remix culture, human rightsAbstract
This essay examines how remixes that combine human rights footage with popular songs complicate our understanding of the relationship between media production and civic participation. We argue that editing and compositing complicates establishing the authenticity of source material and that rapid dissemination of digital files through distributed networks may compromise the agency of victims. Furthermore, we raise questions about how so-called “conflict porn” that depicts graphic violence is received by Internet audiences. We offer a number of basic ethical principles for remixers of citizen journalism to consider in the post-Arab Spring milieu.Downloads
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2012-07-18
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Gregory, S., & Losh, E. (2012). Remixing human rights: Rethinking civic expression, representation and personal security in online video. First Monday, 17(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v17i8.4104
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