MEDIA ADVISORY Results of the sixth and largest study on the portrayal and representation of women in the world’s news media will be released online on 14 July 2021 9 am (New York EST), 3pm (Brussels CET) Please register through this link to attend the press briefing:...
The 2021 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute points to some promising findings for those who value independent and reliable news. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to have increased trust in mainstream news – at least back to 2018 levels. Three quarters of the survey...
Every day sees more refugees worldwide due to natural and human causes. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the already difficult situation of older refugees. It has affected their well-being, their access to vital rights and services, and aggravated pre-existing threats to their physical...
Since April 28, Colombia has seen an unprecedented wave of demonstrations against various government policies. What started as a national strike against a tax reform bill led by students and labour unions has developed into an ongoing series of protests. Most have been peaceful, but...
The Indigenous Community Radio Network (ICRN), an umbrella organization of 21 Indigenous radio stations in Nepal, and other Nepali media organizations have successfully lobbied their national and provincial governments to introduce new mass communication, media, information and technology bills that are “more inclusive of the...
Helen Wu, a third-year student at the University of Toronto, studying jointly with Sheridan College to pursue Visual Culture & Communication, is WACC Global’s new summer intern. Wu says she chose to apply for the position since she found it “really neat that WACC Global advocates...