01 Sep 2026 In memoriam Jörg Becker (1947-2026)
WACC is saddened to learn of the death of Professor Jörg Becker, a long-time WACC associate. The fields of mass and political communication are the poorer for his passing....
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28 Aug 2026 Digital sovereignty: Only path to our common digital future, says new Media Development
People and communities must have a say in the design and development of digital technologies and in the policies that regulate them....
28 Aug 2026 Discover new video resources on digital rights to inspire advocacy
Get inspired to take action for digital justice with the presentations from the international symposium "Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability."...
21 Aug 2026 AI accountability: Before or after the fact?
All of civil society has a moral duty to speak up and ensure that conversations about AI include the voices of those at the margins, writes WACC General Secretary Philip...
21 Aug 2026 Voices and choices: Why we all need to be involved in decisions about AI
AI governance is too important to be left only to powerful tech companies or individual governments, reflects WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher post–Geneva Digital Week 2026....
21 Aug 2026 Local communities in the driver’s seat for communication networks
Carlos Baca, member of the WACC delegation to the Geneva Digital Week 2026, shares examples of people-centered, inclusive communication in real life....
20 Aug 2026 Ensuring that digital technology serves the people
WACC partner Maroua Ghith left the WSIS Forum 2026 convinced of the need to ensure digital technologies celebrate diversity and empower communities. ...
19 Aug 2026 Safeguarding the human person: WACC Europe reflects on Magnifica Humanitas
The most recent online discussion hosted by WACC’s regional association in Europe unpacked Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, whose focus is summed up in its subtitle On Safeguarding the Human Person...
17 Aug 2026 Truth Under Fire: WACC Annual Report 2025 traces action to advance communication rights
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WACC’s latest Annual Report brings to life our collective work to enable people to be seen and heard at a time when too many are made invisible and silenced....
10 Jul 2026 Access, agency, voice: Communities in Global South are shaping another technological world, WACC session tells WSIS Forum
Is there only one possible technological future? A WACC session at the WSIS Forum 2026 this week challenged that idea, bringing together voices from Tunisia, Mexico, and the International Telecommunication...
07 Jul 2026 “No one is voiceless”: WACC urges field of social and behavior change to put community knowledge at center
“It’s time to stop saying ‘giving a voice to the voiceless’.”The conference room in Panama City was packed with thousands of communication practitioners for the opening of the International Social...
26 Jun 2026 WACC to highlight community voices at key UN meetings on AI governance, information society
A WACC delegation will advocate for a common digital future rooted in communication justice at an upcoming trio of major international events set to shape global digital governance in the...
18 Jun 2026 WACC partner in Nigeria empowers social media users to challenge misogynistic narratives
A WACC-supported project led by MEGEIN in Nigeria has raised awareness about women’s digital communication rights to support their online engagement and create safer online spaces....
11 Jun 2026 WACC Latin America launches new phase with regional strategic plan 2026–2029
WACC’s regional association in Latin America (WACC-AL) has marked the beginning of a new phase of collective action across the region with the approval of a work plan for 2026–2029...
11 Jun 2026 Project changes lens of reporting on gender-based violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A WACC-supported project in Bosnia and Herzegovina has helped transform how media cover gender-based violence – and how the next generation of journalists is being taught....
05 Jun 2026 WACC partner in Pakistan spotlights online misogyny, lays foundation for systemic change
A WACC-supported project led by Uks Research Centre in Pakistan has raised public awareness about tech-facilitated gender-based violence and the need to create a safer online environment for all....
29 May 2026 Project in Nigeria reshapes national discourse on digital violence against women
A WACC-supported project led by Journalists for Christ has brought online misogyny and technology-facilitated gender-based violence into the mainstream as priority public policy issues in Nigeria. ...
20 May 2026 Latest Media Development proposes paths to other, more inclusive technological worlds
“It is a challenge to engage with digital communication technologies in ways that relate meaningfully to local community realities, and yet without undermining inherent values and traditional knowledge,” writes Media...
20 May 2026 New WACC interns to support digital justice work, strengthen impact through tech
WACC is pleased to welcome two new interns to our global team. Both are working with digital technologies to strengthen our mission of communication for all....
11 May 2026 The deeper human questions: Why the church needs to be a conversation partner on AI
Artificial intelligence is not only a technical revolution, “[i]t is also a crisis of rhythm, meaning, truth, and human formation,” stated Stiven Naatus, director of advocacy at the Church Council...
29 Apr 2026 The hidden cost of AI: Digital colonialism and the Global South
A recent WACC Europe discussion featured a presentation by journalist Ingo Dachwitz on the largely invisible workforce, concentrated in the Global South, enabling artificial intelligence and social media feeds. The...
17 Apr 2026 WACC partners advance rights-based approach at landmark communication gathering in Latin America
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean joined hundreds of communication practitioners, community media organizations, universities, and civil society actors from more than 20 countries at the...
16 Apr 2026 Digital justice symposium closes with joint commitment to action
The symposium “Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability” drew to a close with a shared commitment to advocacy, education, and networking among faith-based, ecumenical organizations, and...
16 Apr 2026 WACC Latin America organizes for communication justice rooted in regional values and beliefs
WACC’s Latin America region gathered for a member’s meeting on 20 March in the context of the 3rd Juntanza Festival for Communication from Our America. Lea en español The aim of the...
15 Apr 2026 Diverse voices speak for digital rights, AI accountability
The race to develop ever-more advanced artificial intelligence applications is dominated by tech companies in the United States and China. Are human rights and benefits for all being ignored for...
13 Apr 2026 Symposium on digital justice and AI accountability gets underway in Berlin
Digital tech's rapid development calls for a justice-oriented response benefiting all members of society, the WACC General Secretary stressed at the start of the symposium “Our Common Future” today....
27 Mar 2026 International symposium to lay path towards digital justice in times of AI
How can faith-based actors, civil society, and secular AI ethics organizations work together for a digitally just future in an age marked by the rush towards ever more powerful digital...
23 Mar 2026 Advocates at CSW70 urged to think outside the box to end gender violence in media
Gender violence is pervasive in both digital and offline media, calling for a new, radical path forward to ensure justice for women and girls, participants concluded at a WACC joint...
13 Mar 2026 WACC partners to contribute to strengthening of communication rights movement in Latin America at regional gathering
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean aim to further knowledge of how a rights-based approach to communication can respond to urgent challenges like digital power concentration...
11 Mar 2026 CSW70: Building an evidence-based agenda to end gender violence in the media
Actionable steps to stop violence against women and girls in and through the media, informed by the 7th Global Media Monitoring Project - GMMP, is the aim of the WACC...