they the 24th of November today and I’m not sure if any of you guys have checked
not sure if any of you guys have checked
not sure if any of you guys have checked your phones if you haven’t please don’t
your phones if you haven’t please don’t
your phones if you haven’t please don’t but the story that’s trending number one
but the story that’s trending number one
but the story that’s trending number one at the moment is Oxford Circus we’ve got
at the moment is Oxford Circus we’ve got
at the moment is Oxford Circus we’ve got an Irish audience everybody knows
an Irish audience everybody knows
an Irish audience everybody knows somebody in Oxford Circus you must be
somebody in Oxford Circus you must be
somebody in Oxford Circus you must be worried I’ll tell you what’s happened
worried I’ll tell you what’s happened
worried I’ll tell you what’s happened allegedly there’s been an attack shots
allegedly there’s been an attack shots
allegedly there’s been an attack shots were fired hundreds of people were seen
were fired hundreds of people were seen
were fired hundreds of people were seen running down Oxford Circus I know what
running down Oxford Circus I know what
running down Oxford Circus I know what you’re thinking not again
you’re thinking not again
you’re thinking not again not another attack and somebody like me
not another attack and somebody like me
not another attack and somebody like me I’m thinking I hope the guy doesn’t have
I’m thinking I hope the guy doesn’t have
I’m thinking I hope the guy doesn’t have a name like mine
a name like mine
a name like mine Youssef Omar the thing is nothing
Youssef Omar the thing is nothing
Youssef Omar the thing is nothing happened in Oxford Circus today there’s
happened in Oxford Circus today there’s
happened in Oxford Circus today there’s over a hundred thousand tweets and yet
over a hundred thousand tweets and yet
over a hundred thousand tweets and yet the police can’t find any weapons any
the police can’t find any weapons any
the police can’t find any weapons any suspects or anybody even injured but do
suspects or anybody even injured but do
suspects or anybody even injured but do you know what did happen today over 200
you know what did happen today over 200
you know what did happen today over 200 people were killed in a terror attack in
people were killed in a terror attack in
people were killed in a terror attack in the Sinai in Egypt but that’s not
the Sinai in Egypt but that’s not
the Sinai in Egypt but that’s not trending as number one and the thing is
trending as number one and the thing is
trending as number one and the thing is in the old days we could blame big men
in the old days we could blame big men
in the old days we could blame big men in news media organizations in New York
in news media organizations in New York
in news media organizations in New York and in London for deciding what were the
and in London for deciding what were the
and in London for deciding what were the top five stories of the day but today we
top five stories of the day but today we
top five stories of the day but today we have to blame what’s trending and what’s
have to blame what’s trending and what’s
have to blame what’s trending and what’s trending is determined by algorithms and
trending is determined by algorithms and
trending is determined by algorithms and algorithms are determined by us and the
algorithms are determined by us and the
algorithms are determined by us and the stories that we share and what we talk
stories that we share and what we talk
stories that we share and what we talk about and what we write about and what
about and what we write about and what
about and what we write about and what we do with our mobile phones and only we
we do with our mobile phones and only we
we do with our mobile phones and only we can take responsibility for changing
can take responsibility for changing
can take responsibility for changing what is important and what stories we
what is important and what stories we
what is important and what stories we should be prioritizing and we can do it
should be prioritizing and we can do it
should be prioritizing and we can do it using our mobile phones the mobile
using our mobile phones the mobile
using our mobile phones the mobile device is the singular most powerful
device is the singular most powerful
device is the singular most powerful thing we may ever own it’s got more
thing we may ever own it’s got more
thing we may ever own it’s got more computing power than the Apollo missions
computing power than the Apollo missions
computing power than the Apollo missions that took us to the moon
that took us to the moon
that took us to the moon since 9/11 it hasn’t been big broadcast
since 9/11 it hasn’t been big broadcast
since 9/11 it hasn’t been big broadcast cameras that have been documenting the
cameras that have been documenting the
cameras that have been documenting the biggest stories of our lives it’s been
biggest stories of our lives it’s been
biggest stories of our lives it’s been people with mobile devices that have
people with mobile devices that have
people with mobile devices that have been finding amazing stories the
been finding amazing stories the
been finding amazing stories the mainstream media traditional media are
mainstream media traditional media are
mainstream media traditional media are designed to go for the most universal
designed to go for the most universal
designed to go for the most universal story generalizations but it’s mobile
story generalizations but it’s mobile
story generalizations but it’s mobile phones that gets the specifics I’m a
phones that gets the specifics I’m a
phones that gets the specifics I’m a mojo
mojo
mojo a mobile journalist that means I shoot I
a mobile journalist that means I shoot I
a mobile journalist that means I shoot I edit I produce entirely with my mobile
edit I produce entirely with my mobile
edit I produce entirely with my mobile phone I travel a lot sometimes I don’t
phone I travel a lot sometimes I don’t
phone I travel a lot sometimes I don’t even know where I’m going all I know is
even know where I’m going all I know is
even know where I’m going all I know is that I miss firing stories which the
that I miss firing stories which the
that I miss firing stories which the world needs to hear that are hard to
world needs to hear that are hard to
world needs to hear that are hard to reach in difficult to access places I
reach in difficult to access places I
reach in difficult to access places I wanted to be a foreign correspondent my
wanted to be a foreign correspondent my
wanted to be a foreign correspondent my entire life and I believe we are all
entire life and I believe we are all
entire life and I believe we are all becoming foreign correspondents in our
becoming foreign correspondents in our
becoming foreign correspondents in our own right we all have mobile phones and
own right we all have mobile phones and
own right we all have mobile phones and we are all sharing stories all the time
we are all sharing stories all the time
we are all sharing stories all the time and I believe we have responsibility to
and I believe we have responsibility to
and I believe we have responsibility to do so especially when we see the very
do so especially when we see the very
do so especially when we see the very best and the very worst of humanity we
best and the very worst of humanity we
best and the very worst of humanity we have a responsibility to document it and
have a responsibility to document it and
have a responsibility to document it and I believe it’s already happening when we
I believe it’s already happening when we
I believe it’s already happening when we look at the witness accounts of the
look at the witness accounts of the
look at the witness accounts of the young black men that are gunned down in
young black men that are gunned down in
young black men that are gunned down in the United States of America and the
the United States of America and the
the United States of America and the evidence that he’s used in these black
evidence that he’s used in these black
evidence that he’s used in these black lives matter court cases it’s often
lives matter court cases it’s often
lives matter court cases it’s often videos shot in the mobile phones thank
videos shot in the mobile phones thank
videos shot in the mobile phones thank you get out his ID in his wallet
no he was read he had a fire army he was
no he was read he had a fire army he was reaching for his violent Grenfell tower
reaching for his violent Grenfell tower
reaching for his violent Grenfell tower in the UK massive apartment block that
in the UK massive apartment block that
in the UK massive apartment block that caught on fire in a young woman’s most
caught on fire in a young woman’s most
caught on fire in a young woman’s most dire moments she was trapped high up
dire moments she was trapped high up
dire moments she was trapped high up what did she do with her final moments
what did she do with her final moments
what did she do with her final moments of life she did a snapchat video and a
of life she did a snapchat video and a
of life she did a snapchat video and a Facebook live
and why why do we do this we do this
and why why do we do this we do this because it’s our generations way of
because it’s our generations way of
because it’s our generations way of engaging with the world we’ve swiped
engaging with the world we’ve swiped
engaging with the world we’ve swiped right through tinder and found our next
right through tinder and found our next
right through tinder and found our next love we’ve scrolled down on LinkedIn and
love we’ve scrolled down on LinkedIn and
love we’ve scrolled down on LinkedIn and found our next job for us sharing is
found our next job for us sharing is
found our next job for us sharing is empowering we’ve started revolutions in
empowering we’ve started revolutions in
empowering we’ve started revolutions in Egypt and for our generation from the
Egypt and for our generation from the
Egypt and for our generation from the very day we were born
very day we were born
very day we were born we have been thrust in front of the
we have been thrust in front of the
we have been thrust in front of the cameras we’ve had digital cameras and
cameras we’ve had digital cameras and
cameras we’ve had digital cameras and soon mobile devices almost immediately
soon mobile devices almost immediately
soon mobile devices almost immediately after our birth I have been in front of
after our birth I have been in front of
after our birth I have been in front of the camera my father and mother have
the camera my father and mother have
the camera my father and mother have been taking pictures of me since the day
been taking pictures of me since the day
been taking pictures of me since the day I was born even my first hanging out my
I was born even my first hanging out my
I was born even my first hanging out my dad’s dental surgery was caught on
dad’s dental surgery was caught on
dad’s dental surgery was caught on camera something I haven’t told anybody
camera something I haven’t told anybody
camera something I haven’t told anybody though when I was 14 years old
though when I was 14 years old
though when I was 14 years old and I was getting picked up from school
and I was getting picked up from school
and I was getting picked up from school by my mother and all the other moms were
by my mother and all the other moms were
by my mother and all the other moms were around and all the other kids are around
around and all the other kids are around
around and all the other kids are around I was there too mrs. tipper told my mom
I was there too mrs. tipper told my mom
I was there too mrs. tipper told my mom that I wasn’t coping that I wasn’t able
that I wasn’t coping that I wasn’t able
that I wasn’t coping that I wasn’t able to read and write as well as the other
to read and write as well as the other
to read and write as well as the other kids in the class what mrs. tippet
kids in the class what mrs. tippet
kids in the class what mrs. tippet didn’t understand was that we were a
didn’t understand was that we were a
didn’t understand was that we were a generation that we’re changing the way
generation that we’re changing the way
generation that we’re changing the way we communicate yes we don’t read as much
we communicate yes we don’t read as much
we communicate yes we don’t read as much as the previous generation but that
as the previous generation but that
as the previous generation but that doesn’t mean we don’t engage and
doesn’t mean we don’t engage and
doesn’t mean we don’t engage and communicate as much we use our camera as
communicate as much we use our camera as
communicate as much we use our camera as a way of engaging with the world of
a way of engaging with the world of
a way of engaging with the world of sharing as I said I wanted to be a
sharing as I said I wanted to be a
sharing as I said I wanted to be a foreign correspondent I wanted to cover
foreign correspondent I wanted to cover
foreign correspondent I wanted to cover Wars and natural disasters and every
Wars and natural disasters and every
Wars and natural disasters and every news organization said you don’t have
news organization said you don’t have
news organization said you don’t have enough gray hairs on your head you’re
enough gray hairs on your head you’re
enough gray hairs on your head you’re not as experienced you’re not old enough
not as experienced you’re not old enough
not as experienced you’re not old enough we’re cutting back on budgets we’re not
we’re cutting back on budgets we’re not
we’re cutting back on budgets we’re not sending as many foreign correspondents
sending as many foreign correspondents
sending as many foreign correspondents around the world so I decided to do it
around the world so I decided to do it
around the world so I decided to do it anyway I didn’t need them in 2010 with a
anyway I didn’t need them in 2010 with a
anyway I didn’t need them in 2010 with a backpack full of old t-shirts a head
backpack full of old t-shirts a head
backpack full of old t-shirts a head full of young dreams and a little mobile
full of young dreams and a little mobile
full of young dreams and a little mobile device I hitchhiked from South Africa to
device I hitchhiked from South Africa to
device I hitchhiked from South Africa to Syria from Durban to Damascus up 12,000
Syria from Durban to Damascus up 12,000
Syria from Durban to Damascus up 12,000 kilometers for three months telling
kilometers for three months telling
kilometers for three months telling stories just with a little camera
stories just with a little camera
stories just with a little camera [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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it was shaky it was handheld the audio
it was shaky it was handheld the audio was terrible and nobody cared we were
was terrible and nobody cared we were
was terrible and nobody cared we were answering a generation where what we
answering a generation where what we
answering a generation where what we trusted was real and raw and an arm’s
trusted was real and raw and an arm’s
trusted was real and raw and an arm’s length away and somebody telling you
length away and somebody telling you
length away and somebody telling you exactly how they felt and for me this
exactly how they felt and for me this
exactly how they felt and for me this trip was an ability to tell a different
trip was an ability to tell a different
trip was an ability to tell a different story of the African continent that it
story of the African continent that it
story of the African continent that it wasn’t this dark scary place that in
wasn’t this dark scary place that in
wasn’t this dark scary place that in fact it was full of hope and opportunity
fact it was full of hope and opportunity
fact it was full of hope and opportunity and I had a fantastic time and there was
and I had a fantastic time and there was
and I had a fantastic time and there was nothing for me to be afraid of
nothing for me to be afraid of
nothing for me to be afraid of in 2012 I tried to apply the same
in 2012 I tried to apply the same
in 2012 I tried to apply the same self-feed storytelling selfie journalism
self-feed storytelling selfie journalism
self-feed storytelling selfie journalism style to news gathering and an a
style to news gathering and an a
style to news gathering and an a munitions depot had exploded in the
munitions depot had exploded in the
munitions depot had exploded in the Congo they keep weapons in the middle of
Congo they keep weapons in the middle of
Congo they keep weapons in the middle of civil populations in cases in uprising
civil populations in cases in uprising
civil populations in cases in uprising and in this instance this a munitions
and in this instance this a munitions
and in this instance this a munitions depot has set alight and for three days
depot has set alight and for three days
depot has set alight and for three days it was like the biggest fireworks
it was like the biggest fireworks
it was like the biggest fireworks display you’d ever seen and this time
display you’d ever seen and this time
display you’d ever seen and this time just like how I’m wearing a camera on my
just like how I’m wearing a camera on my
just like how I’m wearing a camera on my face right now I’ve got a flashing light
face right now I’ve got a flashing light
face right now I’ve got a flashing light and that’s the camera this time I
and that’s the camera this time I
and that’s the camera this time I strapped a camera to my head and I
strapped a camera to my head and I
strapped a camera to my head and I wanted people to feel like what it was
wanted people to feel like what it was
wanted people to feel like what it was like to be walking through that kind of
like to be walking through that kind of
like to be walking through that kind of a place
[Music]
[Music] it’s quite scary walking it’s
it’s quite scary walking it’s
it’s quite scary walking it’s essentially like walking through one
and around me is ammunition somewhat
and around me is ammunition somewhat still live most it has exploded and
still live most it has exploded and
still live most it has exploded and everything’s just being plastic in every
everything’s just being plastic in every
everything’s just being plastic in every direction
direction
direction [Music]
nothing’s changed at preventing – the
nothing’s changed at preventing – the situation is far worse than before
situation is far worse than before
situation is far worse than before through kilometres in every direction
through kilometres in every direction
through kilometres in every direction everything’s just flattened
and it really gave you a sense of not
and it really gave you a sense of not like hey I’m coming to your life from
like hey I’m coming to your life from
like hey I’m coming to your life from the frontlines of Congo no it was far
the frontlines of Congo no it was far
the frontlines of Congo no it was far more human and intimate and you’re able
more human and intimate and you’re able
more human and intimate and you’re able to speak directly to the camera and look
to speak directly to the camera and look
to speak directly to the camera and look at people in the eye and tell them
at people in the eye and tell them
at people in the eye and tell them exactly how I felt to be there on the
exactly how I felt to be there on the
exactly how I felt to be there on the ground this is a dramatic version of
ground this is a dramatic version of
ground this is a dramatic version of selfie German selfie Germans and can
selfie German selfie Germans and can
selfie German selfie Germans and can happen everywhere in every community all
happen everywhere in every community all
happen everywhere in every community all the time to give us access to hard to
the time to give us access to hard to
the time to give us access to hard to reach stories in 2014 I was smuggled
reach stories in 2014 I was smuggled
reach stories in 2014 I was smuggled into Syria with a group of surgeons that
into Syria with a group of surgeons that
into Syria with a group of surgeons that were building a hospital in the province
were building a hospital in the province
were building a hospital in the province of da de guiche Enid Lib this was one of
of da de guiche Enid Lib this was one of
of da de guiche Enid Lib this was one of the most horrific experiences I’ve ever
the most horrific experiences I’ve ever
the most horrific experiences I’ve ever had in my life and and this time I
had in my life and and this time I
had in my life and and this time I started taking just like how I’m live
started taking just like how I’m live
started taking just like how I’m live right now on Facebook even though they
right now on Facebook even though they
right now on Facebook even though they told us not to record this I’ll record
told us not to record this I’ll record
told us not to record this I’ll record my talk just like how I’m live right now
my talk just like how I’m live right now
my talk just like how I’m live right now on Facebook I was able to use live
on Facebook I was able to use live
on Facebook I was able to use live broadcasts to broadcast the bomb by bomb
broadcasts to broadcast the bomb by bomb
broadcasts to broadcast the bomb by bomb what I was experiencing on the ground in
what I was experiencing on the ground in
what I was experiencing on the ground in Syria just seconds ago we saw a child
Syria just seconds ago we saw a child
Syria just seconds ago we saw a child basically a car cane screaming in here
basically a car cane screaming in here
basically a car cane screaming in here blood pouring out there’s a child he’s
blood pouring out there’s a child he’s
blood pouring out there’s a child he’s been shot just below the heart at the
been shot just below the heart at the
been shot just below the heart at the moment we understand it was some sort of
moment we understand it was some sort of
moment we understand it was some sort of an accident
I’m just getting word an update on the
I’m just getting word an update on the child that has been shot it’s coming
child that has been shot it’s coming
child that has been shot it’s coming through now personify this hospital I
through now personify this hospital I
through now personify this hospital I wanted to do this small life and having
wanted to do this small life and having
wanted to do this small life and having done it
done it
done it even one centimeter closer
security situations
security situations this is by far the most scary part of
this is by far the most scary part of
this is by far the most scary part of the trip the spa really loud explosions
the trip the spa really loud explosions
the trip the spa really loud explosions now not far away from where his thing
it’s definitely an eerie feeling in my
it’s definitely an eerie feeling in my stomach that things are taking a turn
stomach that things are taking a turn
stomach that things are taking a turn for the worse yes and things did take a
for the worse yes and things did take a
for the worse yes and things did take a turn significantly for the worst 24
turn significantly for the worst 24
turn significantly for the worst 24 hours after that happened mortar was
hours after that happened mortar was
hours after that happened mortar was firing just a couple hundred meters away
firing just a couple hundred meters away
firing just a couple hundred meters away from us and we were evacuated from Syria
from us and we were evacuated from Syria
from us and we were evacuated from Syria the thing is everybody who I’ve got
the thing is everybody who I’ve got
the thing is everybody who I’ve got close to during my time in Syria has
close to during my time in Syria has
close to during my time in Syria has died
died
died this is Nihad I stayed at knee hards
this is Nihad I stayed at knee hards
this is Nihad I stayed at knee hards house and he evacuated his family to
house and he evacuated his family to
house and he evacuated his family to Turkey just so we would have space in
Turkey just so we would have space in
Turkey just so we would have space in his house I used to ride on the back of
his house I used to ride on the back of
his house I used to ride on the back of his motorcycle every day to the hospital
his motorcycle every day to the hospital
his motorcycle every day to the hospital he was killed a few weeks after we left
he was killed a few weeks after we left
he was killed a few weeks after we left this is stuff one Safwan was a guy he’s
this is stuff one Safwan was a guy he’s
this is stuff one Safwan was a guy he’s just a student he was my age he was
just a student he was my age he was
just a student he was my age he was learning English and during wartime he
learning English and during wartime he
learning English and during wartime he was forced to become a translator to be
was forced to become a translator to be
was forced to become a translator to be able to help the doctors the surgeons
able to help the doctors the surgeons
able to help the doctors the surgeons the journalists he too was killed and
the journalists he too was killed and
the journalists he too was killed and now it’s too dangerous for conventional
now it’s too dangerous for conventional
now it’s too dangerous for conventional journalists to be on the ground and
journalists to be on the ground and
journalists to be on the ground and we’re relying almost entirely on the
we’re relying almost entirely on the
we’re relying almost entirely on the voices of selphie storytellers like this
voices of selphie storytellers like this
voices of selphie storytellers like this young girl her name is vana alibied
young girl her name is vana alibied
young girl her name is vana alibied she’s seven years old on an irregular
she’s seven years old on an irregular
she’s seven years old on an irregular basis with the help of her mother she
basis with the help of her mother she
basis with the help of her mother she livestreams on periscope from East
livestreams on periscope from East
livestreams on periscope from East Aleppo at a time when there are no
Aleppo at a time when there are no
Aleppo at a time when there are no journalists in that area and this is her
journalists in that area and this is her
journalists in that area and this is her voice now of course that view is not a
voice now of course that view is not a
voice now of course that view is not a journalist of course it’s not objective
journalist of course it’s not objective
journalist of course it’s not objective and neutral but that doesn’t mean that
and neutral but that doesn’t mean that
and neutral but that doesn’t mean that it’s not a value it’s about us having
it’s not a value it’s about us having
it’s not a value it’s about us having those perspectives about us having those
those perspectives about us having those
those perspectives about us having those angles about us being able to
angles about us being able to
angles about us being able to contextualize the voice of a
contextualize the voice of a
contextualize the voice of a seven-year-old and somewhere amidst this
seven-year-old and somewhere amidst this
seven-year-old and somewhere amidst this chaos she was rescued and she’s now in
chaos she was rescued and she’s now in
chaos she was rescued and she’s now in Turkey somebody listened to that selfie
Turkey somebody listened to that selfie
Turkey somebody listened to that selfie story cell and I asked you how many
story cell and I asked you how many
story cell and I asked you how many selfies storytellers are we listening to
selfies storytellers are we listening to
selfies storytellers are we listening to we’ve heard today about alcohol abuse
we’ve heard today about alcohol abuse
we’ve heard today about alcohol abuse and all sorts of problems that are
and all sorts of problems that are
and all sorts of problems that are plaguing the society maybe if we start
plaguing the society maybe if we start
plaguing the society maybe if we start tapping into the voices of people who
tapping into the voices of people who
tapping into the voices of people who are able to document their most
are able to document their most
are able to document their most sensitive and emotional stories on their
sensitive and emotional stories on their
sensitive and emotional stories on their mobile phones instead of pouring a big
mobile phones instead of pouring a big
mobile phones instead of pouring a big broadcast camera onto them we’ll have a
broadcast camera onto them we’ll have a
broadcast camera onto them we’ll have a better understanding of what’s happening
better understanding of what’s happening
better understanding of what’s happening in our communities since I left Syria
in our communities since I left Syria
in our communities since I left Syria I’ve dedicated my life to building more
I’ve dedicated my life to building more
I’ve dedicated my life to building more mobile storytelling
mobile storytelling
mobile storytelling you know training people to do what I do
you know training people to do what I do
you know training people to do what I do to tell stories of their phones in South
to tell stories of their phones in South
to tell stories of their phones in South Africa we took 12 young people we gave
Africa we took 12 young people we gave
Africa we took 12 young people we gave them mobile phones we train them up for
them mobile phones we train them up for
them mobile phones we train them up for three months and we set them off to be
three months and we set them off to be
three months and we set them off to be able to give us stories and diversify
able to give us stories and diversify
able to give us stories and diversify our coverage in India we were able to
our coverage in India we were able to
our coverage in India we were able to get six students we trained them up how
get six students we trained them up how
get six students we trained them up how to use snapchat and we had them document
to use snapchat and we had them document
to use snapchat and we had them document the most stressful six weeks of their
the most stressful six weeks of their
the most stressful six weeks of their lives trying to get into university and
lives trying to get into university and
lives trying to get into university and we captured their sex lives politics of
we captured their sex lives politics of
we captured their sex lives politics of their family all the kind of expose in
their family all the kind of expose in
their family all the kind of expose in India covering rape and sexual abuse in
India covering rape and sexual abuse in
India covering rape and sexual abuse in India you can’t show the face of a rape
India you can’t show the face of a rape
India you can’t show the face of a rape survivor even if they want to show their
survivor even if they want to show their
survivor even if they want to show their identity because they get ostracized
identity because they get ostracized
identity because they get ostracized from their communities they get thrown
from their communities they get thrown
from their communities they get thrown out of their societies we were able to
out of their societies we were able to
out of their societies we were able to give them a mobile phone and have them
give them a mobile phone and have them
give them a mobile phone and have them swipe through snapchat and find face
swipe through snapchat and find face
swipe through snapchat and find face filters but find one that could hide
filters but find one that could hide
filters but find one that could hide their identity while allowing them to
their identity while allowing them to
their identity while allowing them to tell their story while we could still
tell their story while we could still
tell their story while we could still see their eyes their mouths their
see their eyes their mouths their
see their eyes their mouths their expressions without having to blur out
expressions without having to blur out
expressions without having to blur out their faces or show silhouette I was 5
their faces or show silhouette I was 5
their faces or show silhouette I was 5 years old when it happened and in Europe
years old when it happened and in Europe
years old when it happened and in Europe we’re now working with refugees and
we’re now working with refugees and
we’re now working with refugees and we’re trying to change the narrative
we’re trying to change the narrative
we’re trying to change the narrative away from brown men in rubber dinghies
away from brown men in rubber dinghies
away from brown men in rubber dinghies arriving on the European coast to
arriving on the European coast to
arriving on the European coast to actually tell stories of who they are
actually tell stories of who they are
actually tell stories of who they are and what they’re like training this
and what they’re like training this
and what they’re like training this young man from Afghanistan his name was
young man from Afghanistan his name was
young man from Afghanistan his name was it was there he’s now a selfie
it was there he’s now a selfie
it was there he’s now a selfie storyteller telling us about his fight
storyteller telling us about his fight
storyteller telling us about his fight for education in Serbia
my name is Jose Snickers are they for us
my name is Jose Snickers are they for us engagement increases empathy if we can
engagement increases empathy if we can
engagement increases empathy if we can connect people that don’t like refugees
connect people that don’t like refugees
connect people that don’t like refugees with stories from refugees we can create
with stories from refugees we can create
with stories from refugees we can create empathy but isolation kills it in India
empathy but isolation kills it in India
empathy but isolation kills it in India one community that are not listened to
one community that are not listened to
one community that are not listened to by the mainstream media is waste pickers
by the mainstream media is waste pickers
by the mainstream media is waste pickers people that collect garbage from the
people that collect garbage from the
people that collect garbage from the streets so we train them up how to tell
streets so we train them up how to tell
streets so we train them up how to tell stories on Instagram stories I don’t
stories on Instagram stories I don’t
stories on Instagram stories I don’t miss my post of hyena I’m a second and
miss my post of hyena I’m a second and
miss my post of hyena I’m a second and the thing is we heard almost nothing
the thing is we heard almost nothing
the thing is we heard almost nothing from them we heard nothing for like
from them we heard nothing for like
from them we heard nothing for like literally nine months we heard nothing
literally nine months we heard nothing
literally nine months we heard nothing and so the Indian government raised the
and so the Indian government raised the
and so the Indian government raised the GST taxes directly impacting the
GST taxes directly impacting the
GST taxes directly impacting the livelihoods of these men they raise the
livelihoods of these men they raise the
livelihoods of these men they raise the taxes on a recyclable plastics and out
taxes on a recyclable plastics and out
taxes on a recyclable plastics and out of nowhere we suddenly started seeing
of nowhere we suddenly started seeing
of nowhere we suddenly started seeing these waste pickers pick up their phones
these waste pickers pick up their phones
these waste pickers pick up their phones and start sharing stories and then
and start sharing stories and then
and start sharing stories and then suddenly we saw the Indian newspapers
suddenly we saw the Indian newspapers
suddenly we saw the Indian newspapers and TV stations start running with these
and TV stations start running with these
and TV stations start running with these stories and just a month ago the Indian
stories and just a month ago the Indian
stories and just a month ago the Indian government announced that they were
government announced that they were
government announced that they were going to reduce the GST taxes on
going to reduce the GST taxes on
going to reduce the GST taxes on recyclable plastics so it worked
recyclable plastics so it worked
recyclable plastics so it worked somebody listened to the selfie story
somebody listened to the selfie story
somebody listened to the selfie story tell us their voices were heard we are
tell us their voices were heard we are
tell us their voices were heard we are the next billion users we’re here to
the next billion users we’re here to
the next billion users we’re here to engage and inform empowering mobile
engage and inform empowering mobile
engage and inform empowering mobile storytellers to bring about reform I
storytellers to bring about reform I
storytellers to bring about reform I believe that we don’t need satellite
believe that we don’t need satellite
believe that we don’t need satellite trucks that’s a fact we are infinitely
trucks that’s a fact we are infinitely
trucks that’s a fact we are infinitely faster and cheaper than that for me good
faster and cheaper than that for me good
faster and cheaper than that for me good storytelling has always been about more
storytelling has always been about more
storytelling has always been about more voices and mobile cameras simply means
voices and mobile cameras simply means
voices and mobile cameras simply means more choices we have more angles we have
more choices we have more angles we have
more choices we have more angles we have more perspectives and we have more truth
more perspectives and we have more truth
more perspectives and we have more truth than before there’s a different way of
than before there’s a different way of
than before there’s a different way of telling stories and we need to explore
telling stories and we need to explore
telling stories and we need to explore it I don’t want to ignore traditional
it I don’t want to ignore traditional
it I don’t want to ignore traditional media success but I believe that we are
media success but I believe that we are
media success but I believe that we are better than this I believe that stories
better than this I believe that stories
better than this I believe that stories are being drowned in conversations
are being drowned in conversations
are being drowned in conversations they’re ending truth and Trust is being
they’re ending truth and Trust is being
they’re ending truth and Trust is being lost but mobile storytelling commend it
lost but mobile storytelling commend it
lost but mobile storytelling commend it we need to find narratives in the noise
we need to find narratives in the noise
we need to find narratives in the noise we don’t need to conform let’s identify
we don’t need to conform let’s identify
we don’t need to conform let’s identify voices being lost in the storm see a
voices being lost in the storm see a
voices being lost in the storm see a lack of media diversity is what’s really
lack of media diversity is what’s really
lack of media diversity is what’s really affecting me we talk about fake news but
affecting me we talk about fake news but
affecting me we talk about fake news but we don’t listen to enough real views of
we don’t listen to enough real views of
we don’t listen to enough real views of stories I mean drownded the conversation
stories I mean drownded the conversation
stories I mean drownded the conversation has ended truth entrusted me lost
has ended truth entrusted me lost
has ended truth entrusted me lost but mobile storytelling commend it thank
but mobile storytelling commend it thank
but mobile storytelling commend it thank you so much
you so much
you so much [Applause]
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