OneWorldTV
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OneWorldTV is a nonprofit internet video sharing
and social networking site aiming to Climate Change
, Human Rights
, Social Justice
Sustainable Development
etc. OneWorldTV is part of OneWorld.net an international network of centres.
OneWorldTV was established in 2001 by Peter Armstrong to offer a better understanding of the developing world through the use of documentary film
and video
. OneWorldTV was one of the first video sharing sites on the internet, pioneering the concept of user generated content and citizen journalism
by offering the user the ability to upload their own films and video clips directly to the site.
In June 2008 OneWorldTV was relaunched. With the new site there is still the ability to upload videos, but now the user has the ability to 'recommend' or embed videos from elsewhere.
The website has a membership which includes video activists, NGOs, journalists and documentary film
makers and shows examples of participatory video
(PV) projects from around the world.
Video sharing
Video hosting services refers to websites or software where users can distribute their video clips. Other sites such as file hosting services image hosting services and social network services might support video sharing as an enhancement to their primary mission, but in general, they are not...
and social networking site aiming to Climate Change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
, Human Rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, Social Justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
etc. OneWorldTV is part of OneWorld.net an international network of centres.
OneWorldTV was established in 2001 by Peter Armstrong to offer a better understanding of the developing world through the use of documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
. OneWorldTV was one of the first video sharing sites on the internet, pioneering the concept of user generated content and citizen journalism
Citizen journalism
Citizen journalism is the concept of members of the public "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information," according to the seminal 2003 report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information...
by offering the user the ability to upload their own films and video clips directly to the site.
In June 2008 OneWorldTV was relaunched. With the new site there is still the ability to upload videos, but now the user has the ability to 'recommend' or embed videos from elsewhere.
The website has a membership which includes video activists, NGOs, journalists and documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
makers and shows examples of participatory video
Participatory video
Participatory video is a form of participatory media in which a group or community creates their own film. The idea behind this is that making a video is easy and accessible, and is a great way of bringing people together to explore issues, voice concerns or simply to be creative and tell stories...
(PV) projects from around the world.
External links
- Official OneWorldTV site
- http://www.facebook.com/oneworldtvOneWorldTV on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
] - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4470382,00.html
- http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/markup/msg00870.html
- Jim Regan on OneWorldTV in September 2002
- AIDS & HIV Information from Avert.org with reference on OneWorldTV
- Gareth Bennest on ‘OneWorld’ TV and Resources to help Civil Society Projects
- OneWorld TV's Participatory video projects