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Audio: The
audio recordings of all public hearings will be uploaded to the IACHR
webpage,
www.iachr.org, on the same day that the hearing takes place. Radio
stations are authorized to broadcast them, provided that credits are
properly recognized.
Videos: All
hearings taking place in Room A will be webcast live in the OAS webpage,
www.oas.org. These videos will be available to be watched later on the
“Videos On Demand” webpage of the OAS and in the Commission’s webpage.
Communication media and organizations that would like to broadcast the
hearings are authorized to do so, provided that credits are properly
recognized. The highest quality signal available through this system is 65
kbps.
Links: The
inclusion of links in external websites to the videos of the hearings is
authorized. To include a link in your Webpage, please contact Carlos Koo,
phone (202) 458 6074, e-mail
ckoo@oas.org.
Languages:
Please note that participants in the hearings may speak in any of the four
official languages of the OAS: Spanish, French, English and Portuguese.
The videos and audio recordings are made through the channel of original
voices and may include different languages in the same hearing.
Photographs:
The OAS uploads high resolution pictures of the hearings to its Webpage (www.oas.org).
The media is authorized to publish them, provided that credits are
included.
Private hearings:
The program of public
hearings is made available to journalists for organization purposes only.
Please note that the petitioners and the State have the right to ask that
the hearing is made private, and they can request this at any time,
including minutes before the hearing’s start.
Press:
Media representatives do not need to present any specific credentials to
cover the public hearings. Journalists may be present in all public
hearings. The use of audio recorders and portable computers is allowed,
with the condition that they do not interfere with the normal development
of the hearing. Cellular phones must be turned off before entering the
room.
Cameras:
The taking of photographs (stills and filming for TV) is permitted only
during the first five to ten minutes of the hearing. Photographers and
cameramen must leave when asked to do so. After the hearing has started,
photographers and cameramen will not be allowed to enter the room. TV
crews wishing to cover the hearings at greater length or transmit them
live may do so taking direct feeds of sound and images from the OAS’
system if that hearing is webcast.
Feeds: The
audio connections are XLR and the video connections are BNC. Media
representatives who would like to tape the hearings through this system
should arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time of the hearing, so
all the equipment is ready at the starting time.
Copies of videos:
High resolution copies of the videos of public hearings that have been
webcast can be required by the public. This service is free for TV
channels. The copies can be delivered in Beta SP, in DVCPro or in DVD,
according to the election of the party requiring it. They can be picked up
at the OAS headquarters on the same day that the hearing took place.
Copies can also be sent by mail to media headquartered outside Washington,
DC. To coordinate this service please contact Luis Batlle, phone (202)
458-3336, e-mail
lbatlle@oas.org.
Special service for TV stations:
The TV stations headquarted outside Washington, DC, that wish to obtain
video footage on the same day that the hearing took place may request the
OAS to send them an unedited selection of three minutes of footage through
the Internet. This is done through the OAS’ FTP server. For more
information on this service please contact Luis Batlle, phone (202)
458-3336, e-mail lbatlle@oas.org
Press contact:
Any questions and
interview requests should be directed to Maria-Isabel Rivero, IACHR’s
Press and Outreach Office director, phone (202) 458-3867, e-mail
cidh-prensa@oas.org.
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