iWitness: IPC Institute for Visual Journalism investigates issues impacting democracy in Latin America, the Caribbean and its global diasporas. Our mission is to (re)engage visual journalism as a means of pursuing knowledge and truth-telling within our evolving democracy.
Led by The Public Humanities Lab-FIU (PHL-FIU) and Iris PhotoCollective (IPC), iWitness is a pioneering think tank that houses world-class journalists and their work. We create curriculum, public-facing work, research and access to knowledge not only face-to-face, but also through digital initiatives, in all dimensions. Through an innovative, cutting-edge app, replete with curricular, visual, and textual content, #Putting democracy in your hands.
More coming soon!
Read about iWitness in Caplin News, view the iWitness Weekend Video of our Fellows and listen to a recent conversation we had on Haiti.
Meet the Team
Carl-Philippe Juste
Founder and Director of Visual Journalism, iWitness
Dr. Rebecca Friedman
Founding Director, WPHL; Director of Research, iWitness
305-333-1542
friedmar@fiu.edu
Sasha Wells
Graduate Research Assistant, iWitness
Beverly Muzii
iWitness Intern