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CRJU (Dr. Cunha) Digital Exhibit: Using Hosted Media

An instructional guide for Dr. Charles Cunha's criminal justice courses working on the digital exhibit.

Embedded Hosted Media & Copyright

Many government agencies in the criminal justice field and news organizations publish hosted media content that is publicly viewable, publicly shareable, and can often get embedded into digital projects like blog posts, web pages, and your ArcGIS digital exhibit platform. This type of hosted shareable media content can be found on those organization's websites and social media channels. While those organizations usually hold copyright for that media – except for U.S. federal government agencies whose work resides in the public domain – they are allowing that digital media to be linked to and embedded elsewhere. Embedding content provided by those organizations on their official websites and social media channels does not violate copyright since embedding content is just another form of linking to their content. This content does not get downloaded by you and then uploaded somewhere else.

However, you need to critically evaluate the source, and where it is hosted online to determine if the person or organization hosting that audio file is violating copyright.

  • A CNN news story published by them to their official YouTube channel, which they have set to allow others to share that video by embedding it on their own blog is permissible. When someone else clicks on that video, they are taken to CNN's YouTube channel.
  • If someone else records that CNN video or livestream with their smartphone video camera and then uploads that video to their own YouTube channel, that infringes on CNN's copyright unless fair use applies. You would not want to grab the video embed code form that person's YouTube channel and then put that in your digital exhibit narrative.

The following examples will give you ideas about hosted media you can embed into your digital exhibit narrative, but also demonstrate how to cite those sources in APA format.

Examples of Embeddable Digital Media

Example Embedded YouTube Video

Following is an example of hosted, shareable, embedded streaming video. It is a news episode by BBC, hosted on their YouTube channel.

Example Video Caption with APA In-Text Citation

This BBC news video highlights the George Floyd case as part of a long history of police brutality in the United States (BBC, 2020).

Example APA Reference List Entry

BBC. (2020, June 11). Why did George Floyd die? The history of police brutality in the U.S. - BBC [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWQ6_BQii_U

NOTE: Most web platforms, like this one and your digital exhibit platform, do not provide the ability to add a hanging indent, which is proper form for APA reference list entries. You can try to copy and past a formatted reference list from Word or Google Docs, but that does not always work.

Example Embedded Instagram Post

Following is an example of a hosted, shareable, embedded photo. It is a post by the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR), made available (with embed code) on CDCR's Instagram channel.

Example Image Caption with APA In-Text Citation

During a promotional cemetery at Central California's Women's Facility in Chowchilla, the father of new Warden Anissa De La Cruz received her new warden rank pin from her father (California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, 2024).

Example APA Reference List Entry

California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation [@cacorrections]. (2024, August 12). "Generations of service were evident during the first promotional ceremony at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. Recently appointed Warden" [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/C-k9jAYBo31/

NOTE: Most web platforms, like this one and your digital exhibit platform, do not provide the ability to add a hanging indent, which is proper form for APA reference list entries. You can try to copy and past a formatted reference list from Word or Google Docs, but that does not always work.

Example Embedded Facebook Post

Following is an example of a hosted, shareable, embedded video on a public Facebook page. It is a post by the Riverside County, California, Sheriff's Office, made available (with embed code) on the Riverside County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

 

Example Photo Caption with APA In-Text Citation

This 2024 Women Leaders in Law Enforcement (WLLE) Conference, "united law enforcement professionals, creating a space to share insights, experiences and offer mutual support" (Riverside County Sheriff's Office, 2024). 

Example APA Reference List Entry

Riverside County Sheriff's Office. (2024, September 5). 2024 Women Leaders in Law Enforcement (WLLE) Conference. This conference united law enforcement professionals, creating a space to share insights [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/riversidecountysheriff/posts/pfbid02Z9dTkmvjZ9nHqArTKP6cFRFCcskqK7ZcGQYDFZJH2RCceKDPDdGsvT1Jitn3SbE5l

Example Embedded Podcast

Following is an example of a hosted, shareable, embedded streaming audio file. a single podcast episode produced and hosted by NPR, made available (with embed code) on NPR's website.

Example Caption with APA In-Text Citation

The Rough Translation podcast hosted by NPR discusses how the George Floyd murder had people from around the world to protest against police brutality in the United States and racism and oppression in their own countries (Warner, Kakissis & Antolini, 2020).

Example APA Reference List Entry

Warner, G., Kakissis, J. & Antolini, T. (Hosts). (2020, June 10). The Global Legacy of George Floyd (Seasons 2, No.  [Audio podcast episode]. In Rough Translation. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/06/10/874270664/the-global-legacy-of-george-floyd

NOTE: Most web platforms, like this one and your digital exhibit platform, do not provide the ability to add a hanging indent, which is proper form for APA reference list entries. You can try to copy and past a formatted reference list from Word or Google Docs, but that does not always work.

APA Citation & Attribution

Media Citations