In a recent training session for current and would be journalists, a repeated question came up – can a journalist be an activist? Or – asked with even more urgency in the context of injustice – how can a journalist not be an activist?There is...
Nearly 200 years after its founding, Bolivia continues to grapple with racism and discrimination exacerbated, in part, by political forces vying for power. Much of the discrimination has been directed against Indigenous communities. “These polarizing discourses impact the social dynamics among Bolivians and prevent a peaceful...
Three WACC Regional Associations are collaborating on a pioneering initiative to help journalists cover refugee and migration issues "ethically and accurately," to enable refugees and migrants speak out on their behalf, and to strengthen NGOs working with migrants and refugees to work with news media...
Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial International, the country’s oldest human rights group. Memorial has joined a growing list of investigative news outlets, journalists, and rights organisations classed as being an agent of foreign powers. Many believe the move is politically motivated. A term...
WACC and the Christian Broadcasting Service of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon have partnered to help promote a more positive attitude and counter hate narratives toward migrants in Douala, Cameroon's economic capital. Doula hosts more than 400,000 of the more than one million Internally Displaced Persons...
A new community radio station is being planned in Marsabit, a county in northern Kenya, which currently has only one radio broadcasting station devoted to Swahili and English-speaking residents. Fereiti Action Network, a community youth organization based in the town of Laisamis, Marsabit, has set up...