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#HumanOnTheLine: ‘Human rights should also be protected in the digital space’

Sara Pacia 10/06/2021

As part of EngageMedia’s campaign to mainstream digital rights in Thailand, EngageMedia interviews Thitirat Thipsamritkul, a lecturer from Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law, about the state of digital rights in Thailand and why the Thai public should pay attention. The full interview is part of EngageMedia’s broader #HumanOnTheLine campaign to educate and empower Thai netizens about their digital rights.

Second Video for Change Impact Lab kicks off with six new participants

EngageMedia Editorial 07/06/2021

Following the success of the first Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab, EngageMedia is excited to begin the final round of the Impact Lab with six new filmmakers, video collectives, and campaigners using film to tackle environmental issues and eager to explore how to maximise their respective film’s potential for social impact.

Webinar Highlights: Indonesia’s need to expand social protection for digital labourers

EngageMedia Editorial 28/05/2021

EngageMedia hosted last May 7, 2021, “The Labour Behind the Glamorous Industrial Revolution 4.0”, a webinar that sought to flesh out the realities that workers in the digital space are facing, and the lack of protection Indonesian labour laws are affording them.

[Press Release] New Asia-Pacific video platform highlights social and environmental films

EngageMedia Editorial 27/05/2021

EngageMedia announces the launch of Cinemata.org, a platform for social and environmental films about the Asia-Pacific. With almost 5,000 films, Cinemata curates videos in a variety of styles and genres, including documentary, fiction, animation, experimental, and more.

#SaveWhatsApp: A Letter to Mr. Zuckerberg

EngageMedia Editorial 21/05/2021

In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 28 organisations from around the world are demanding that Facebook stop intimidating users reliant on WhatsApp to accept its latest privacy policy. Facebook should immediately restore the individual’s right to determine how their private, personal data is collected and exploited on WhatsApp.

Job Opportunity: Planning and Evaluation Coordinator

EngageMedia Editorial 14/05/2021

EngageMedia is hiring a Planning and Evaluation Coordinator who will contribute to EngageMedia’s organisational development, with a focus on systems and policies, project management, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

Pretty Good Podcast Episode 13: Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code

EngageMedia Editorial 14/05/2021

EngageMedia and Reset Australia Executive Director Chris Cooper have a nuanced discussion on how Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code affects different sectors of society – and what precedents it will set in the Asia-Pacific region, where governments are increasingly passing more authoritarian laws that regulate content on online platforms.

Six Asia-Pacific filmmakers to produce ‘Tech Tales’ films on human rights in the digital age

EngageMedia Editorial 12/05/2021

EngageMedia announces six selected filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific who will produce “Tech Tales”, a collection of films highlighting human rights stories in the digital age. Each fellow will receive up to USD 5,000 towards their films, which together showcase various ways in which online and offline technologies are impacting people’s lives — for better or for worse.

VIDEO: What is Impact Production?

EngageMedia Editorial 12/05/2021

As co-editors of the Video for Change Impact Toolkit and, more recently, convenors of the Environmental Impact Lab, EngageMedia is often asked questions about how films can create social impact. In this video, the three seasoned mentors of the Impact Lab explain what impact production is, and why it is important for filmmakers and video collectives to integrate impact campaigns into the film production process.

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#HumanOnTheLine: ‘Human rights should also be protected in the digital space’

Second Video for Change Impact Lab kicks off with six new participants

Webinar Highlights: Indonesia’s need to expand social protection for digital labourers

[Press Release] New Asia-Pacific video platform highlights social and environmental films

#SaveWhatsApp: A Letter to Mr. Zuckerberg

Job Opportunity: Planning and Evaluation Coordinator

Pretty Good Podcast Episode 13: Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code

Six Asia-Pacific filmmakers to produce ‘Tech Tales’ films on human rights in the digital age

VIDEO: What is Impact Production?

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