An analysis of news coverage of the Wet’suwet’en and Coastal GasLink Pipeline conflict by nine Canadian media outlets shows that they have not only reported the issue differently, but that only two of them practiced a “more neutral and objective” reporting, says a recent media...
Social movements need to embrace participatory media practices to organize in their struggles against an extractivist economic model A hugely significant bill has been making its way through the Brazilian congress. According to Amazon Watch, Bill 191/2020 is a piece of legislation that “in addition to...
Chers membres, partenaires et amis de la WACC,Chaleureuses salutations du Secrétariat général de la WACC.Des événements récents ont démontré que les droits à la communication sont essentiels à la vie des gens, à leurs moyens de subsistance, à leur identité et à leur communauté. Le...
Estimados miembros, socios y amigos de la WACC,Saludos cordiales desde la Secretaría General de la WACC.Los acontecimientos recientes han demostrado que los derechos a la comunicación son vitales para la vida, el sustento, la identidad y el sentido de pertenencia a una comunidad de las...
As countries look ahead to a post-Covid pandemic world and aim to build back better, it is more important than ever to hear and read about women's perspectives and expertise on all issues in the news media, said participants at a WACC-organized NGO CSW forum...
A recently released UNESCO report confirms comprehensively what many of us have sensed: the rise of social media and digital communication platforms have created an existential challenge to independent media and journalism. “Journalism is a public good: World trends in freedom of expression and media development:...