WACC announces the launch of a new programmatic focus as part of our efforts to promote communication for all. The new Communication Rights and Migration Programme seeks to enable migrants and host communities to access...
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Interesting to see the media's largely positive role in helping to combat the coronavirus crisis.
According to Forbes Magazine (March 16), the World Health Organization (WHO) is becoming the planet’s most important social media influencer.
WACC’s response to the ongoing situation regarding COVID-19
For our common good, we need to use and promote technologies to unite people and communities who are divided by adversity.
When the coronavirus...
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The 20th European Festival of Religious TV and Online Programmes will not go ahead as scheduled this June in Helsinki, Finland.
The postponement follows a wave of event cancellations worldwide due to the...
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Attacks on the independence of the BBC are multiplying.
The principle of public service broadcasting – or, in these days of digital convergence, public service media – ought to be sacrosanct. The question then becomes one of the need for unbiased oversight and financial autonomy.
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A report from Lebanon’s Maharat Foundation examines the role of freedom of expression and media during the 2019 uprising.
Maharat’s aim is to create societal and political conditions that enhance freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline. It equips a progressive community in Lebanon and the region with the skills and knowledge necessary to bring about change.
