Agencia Latinoamericana de Información (ALAI) has published "Democratizar la palabra: Movimientos convergentes en comunicación" ("Democratizing the word:Converging movements in communication"), a book supported by WACC that examines how social movements are contributing to the search for...
SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, announced that due to escalating uncertainty brought about by the civil war in Syria and at the request of local hosts, it has no alternative but to cancel the SIGNIS World Congress 2013 that was scheduled for Beirut,...
The United Nations Population Fund in Belarus said it has published in Russian the Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism developed by WACC and theInternational Federation of Journalists (IFJ). The material was already available in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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The General Secretary of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), Rev. Dr Karin Achtelstetter, has congratulated the Rev. Dr Julia Helmke upon her election as president of the International Interchurch Film Organisation, INTERFILM.
WACC partner Globethics.net said it is looking for ideas, reactions and proposals related to its new discussion paper, "Ethics in the Information Society: the Nine 'P's. A Discussion Paper for the WSIS+10 Process 2013-2015. The paper analyzes ways information, communication and knowledge can be used in...
The High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda...
30 May 2013 Open Media initiates campaign against Internet restrictionsThe Canadian-based organization Open Media International announced on May 16 that it is launching an international coalition called "Our Fair Deal," seeking to counter the potential restrictions on the Internet posed by an international agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). 30 May 2013 Why the Arab world needs community radio as protesters seek a better worldDespite the ongoing debates about cause and effect, the protest movements that began in Tunisia and spread throughout the Arab world have had one clear vehicle: freedom of assembly and expression. The crowds of Arab youth who have assembled in cities, towns and villages have... 30 May 2013 Myanmar project fights HIV and AIDS stigma with community involvementIn Myanmar, Agape Community Services went to the Kalay-Kabaw Valley, one of the highest risk areas of HIV transmission in the country, to design a project that would be a faith-based response to HIV-related stigma and discrimination. 30 May 2013 Securing freedom of expression is focus of World Press Freedom DayThe theme of World Press Freedom Day 2013 is “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media”. How can WACC members and partners help bring about such a world? |
