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08 Mar 2013 WACC call to take part in UNESCO’s “Women Make the News” campaign

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In celebration of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2013, the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is...

06 Mar 2013 WACC’s flagship publication moves to digital platform only

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The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) announced that, starting in the first quarter of 2013, its flagship publication will be produced only in a digital format. The quarterly international journal Media Development, which carries articles, reflections and opinions about the world of communications, has been...

05 Mar 2013 2012/3-4 New media, new servitudes?

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The empire has no clothes without the raiment provided by the mass media. Open journalism may...

05 Mar 2013 Communication rights deficit for women persists

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The World Association of Christian Communication's (WACC) ongoing global news media study shows that women are consistently under-represented - findings that connect to ways women are marginalized in society.

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05 Mar 2013 ‘Forbidden Voices’ wins WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award

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The WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award for 2012 has been given to the documentary filmForbidden Voices, directed by Barbara Miller, according to an announcement from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC).

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05 Mar 2013 Lutheran Mediahouse inaugurates new comic/graphic novel prize

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The Lutheran Mediahouse in Bavaria (Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. / EPV) announced it has launched a new prize for comics/graphic novels called the Gramic Prize, which will be awarded at the Munich Comic Festival, which runs from 31 May to 2 June 2013.

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04 Mar 2013 Communication rights ‘central’ to the future of the Information Society

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A UNESCO meeting at the end of February offered civil society an opportunity to reclaim the place of communication rights in the global information and communication society, WACC Director Dr Stephen Brown said in a presentation at a symposium in Germany.

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04 Mar 2013 WACC celebrates the power of community radio

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WACC celebrates World Radio Day on February 15 -- a day dedicated to celebrating radio as a medium.Recently WACC introduced a new initiative in support of community radio as a means of helping marginalized and excluded groups to have a voice in society.

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04 Mar 2013 Workshop explores representation of women in media

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WACC Programme Manager Dr. Sarah Macharia on 8 February conducted a workshop that explored the gender dimensions of communication rights, specifically whether women are represented fairly in the news media.

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04 Mar 2013 Berlin 2013

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At the 63rd International Film Festival Berlin, held 7-17 February 2013, the Ecumenical Jury awarded its Prize in the Competition to the film Gloria (still above) directed by...