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Digital technology is a growing force in today’s world. Since advocacy groups during the Vietnam War became incensed by televised images of suffering and torture, information and communication technology has...
Raising WACC’s profile as one of the key global players on gender and communication, and supporting critical applications of communication rights in new areas for...
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It’s surprising that the issue of “fake news” took so long to raise its head. Deliberate misinformation and bias have been around for as long as journalism itself – more than 400 years by some accounts.
The yellow press (a term coined in the 1890s to describe the sensationalist reporting of two New York City newspapers, the
World and the
Journal) and tabloid journalism encapsulate a form of writing that is, let’s say, highly economical with the truth. Gossip magazines and reality shows merely fanned the flames of the public’s insatiable desire for speculation and innuendo.
Dr. Clifford Christians, one of the world’s leading scholars on ethics in media, will tackle “Fake News, Rights and Obligations in a Digital World” at the Religion Communication Congress (RCC),...
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Private, public, and civil society actors should work together to encourage more sustainable financing of universal access efforts
Access to communication and information tools and platforms, including digital platforms, is essential...
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Private, public, and civil society actors should work together to encourage more sustainable financing of universal access efforts...