Bahrain 1st-Hand: Journalist Lamees Dhaif "I Can't Be Silent Knowing My People Are Being Oppressed"

Lamees DhaifI can't live my life knowing that my own people are being oppressed like this and I'm not saying or doing anything. I am a successful journalist and I had a bright future.

But I have thrown that away. I don't care about my future anymore. I care about those people. They are giving their lives, hoping for a better future - not for them, for their coming generations.

And what Bahraini people are doing is very brave. Bahraini people are really brave and they deserve for the world to see how brave they are. They are people who have nothing to defend themselves and they are facing the money of the petrol and the armies of many countries, and yet they are standing with their heads high and saying: "We will not obey. We will not go back."

Bahraini activist and journalist Lamees Dhaif speaking to Maia Newley

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EA Video Feature: A Tribute to Journalist Gilles Jacquier, Killed Today in Syria

See also: Syria, Bahrain (and Beyond) Live Coverage: After the Speech, the Battle

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Gilles Jacquier, a French journalist, was killed in Syria today, apparently when his vehicle was hit by an RPG. He was part of an official delegation of Western journalists, escorted by the Syrian Information Ministry, on a highly-controlled tour of the embattled city of Homs.

Jacquier leaves behind work, which reveals his bravery and dedication, in conflict areas such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Kosovo, Haiti, Zaire, Israel, Algeria, and Syria.

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Verifying Sources in the Era of Amateur Video (Zalman)

In an age where technology is changing the way news is reported, are the techniques that EA uses that unique or cutting edge? Dr. Amy Zalman, founder of Strategic Narrative, thinks so. In her words, we are "rewriting the terms of journalistic objectivity" in order to meet the needs of the 21st century, and overcome those dreaded words, "this video cannot be independently verified."

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The competing narrative continuing to unfold about the ongoing violence in Syria reflect how completely amateur video has now transformed our understanding of what “news” is. Activists’ homemade videos have shattered the idea that the Syrian government’s claim to be restoring “stability” to towns under attack from “armed terrorists” can be taken at face value...

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