10 Dec 2018 What price freedom of information?
Freedom of information, including the right to access information held by public bodies, is crucial to democracy, good governance, and good citizenship.
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03 Dec 2018 Time for a communication revolution from below!
Sobering words for those who still believe that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are the panacea for the world’s ills. In “Developing Countries Losing Out To Digital Giants” (IPS News, 17 October 2018), Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury write:
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03 Dec 2018 Digital distractions
Communication used to be singular. A letter, a newspaper, a radio or television program. It was a largely one-way, edited version of certain parts of reality. Today, communications are plural: a non-stop barrage of texts, sounds, and images from all directions and at all times....
26 Nov 2018 New Mexican government should prioritize the protection of journalists
Mexico is among the most dangerous countries in the world to be a journalist. Over 70 journalists were killed during the past decade; 8 have been killed in 2018 alone. Many more have been threatened or assaulted in different forms. Worst of all, impunity is...
19 Nov 2018 WhatsApp calls time on WhatsApp
Social media are accused of bringing about the demise of traditional journalism. They are used to tar news stories with the brush of “fake news” as loud-mouthed politicians eagerly point the finger at what they deem to be critical or unfavourable coverage.
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12 Nov 2018 Integrity in news coverage
The world’s leading newspapers are struggling to maintain their place as voices of conscience in society when via social media everyone is free to express alternative views and opinions....
11 Nov 2018 Media Development 2018/4 online magazine and pdf
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11 Nov 2018 Critical media literacy and digital ethics
Wikileaks and false news; an American Presidency run via Twitter; Charlie Hebdo; hackers manipulating elections, stealing corporate secrets and shutting down public utilities; mass surveillance via the internet of things; 24/7 news, information and disinformation cycles broadcast continuously on public and personal screens; wall-to-wall cultures...
11 Nov 2018 “Vulnerability” as the key concept of a communicative ethics for the 21st century
At a recent IAMCR Conference (Eugene, Oregon),1 the authors presented a paper proposing that vulnerability could – or should – be the key concept of what they call the second generation of media or communicative ethics. This second generation began to appear during the last decade...
11 Nov 2018 Gender and human rights in the digital age
Is it possible to translate human rights into code? Joana Varon and her NGO Coding Rights intend to do so. Through innovative solutions, they hope to build bridges between gender,...