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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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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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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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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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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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...