Freedom of expression through media has been important to the reformation agenda in Indonesia since the fall of Suharto’s New Order in 1998. This article examines how this plan has been working, tested, challenged, and sustained under Joko Widodo’s administration, whose political agenda has a...
An Ecumenical Jury awarded prizes for the first time ever at the 21st International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience “Schlingel” (26 September to 2 October 2016), strengthening the support of INTERFILM and SIGNIS for films for children and youth. Previously, the only ecumenical...
In the last several decades, human intelligence has begun to molt once again, revealing a luminescent new skin underneath: digital media - the world of computers, screens, and programs that now organizes much of human society around the globe. ...
It was hard to escape news in early 2016 of Facebook’s “trending” feature. First we learned there were human curators behind what the social media company claimed to be an automated algorithm, then that these employees may be censoring conservative voices from users’ feeds. ...
The world is awash with data. Today, more data than ever in human history is produced on a daily basis....
WACC-Asia extends prayers and deepest condolences to the family of Renato Anglao who was killed by still unidentified men in the morning of last February 3, 2017. To the Tribal Indigenous Oppressed Group Association (TINDOGA) of which Renato Tanglao was secretary general we extend our...