21 Sep 2026 The solution to everything?
A free press may not be the solution to everything for a just, sustainable planet, but it is an essential ingredient....
07 Sep 2026 From the bottom up: Rethinking climate communication
We need a new approach to climate communication – a bottom-up perspective that understands communication as a right. ...
24 Aug 2026 Data centres, rare earth minerals, and complacency
Data centers are here to stay. We may not be. There is still time – maybe – to act wisely....
10 Aug 2026 El Niño and the fight over what it means
With El Niño sharpening climate disinformation, the time is now to invest in community media – the key channels informing people and building trust....
27 Jul 2026 The beautiful game in a connected world
In this World Cup, we took home an invisible trophy. Outrage spread online, flowing parallel to the real-time streaming of the game....
14 Jul 2026 3 conferences, 3 contrasts: Where does digital justice go from here?
Last week, Geneva hosted three meetings – each with the potential, in its own way, to reshape how the world communicates and relates.The inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance marked the first time, as speakers noted, that every UN Member State had a seat at...
29 Jun 2026 Language loss and AI
Will artificial intelligence (AI) help or hinder the survival of minority languages into the next century? According to Ethnologue, a database of the world’s 7,168 living languages, almost half are endangered. Over 88 million people speak a language that may not survive this century except in...
15 Jun 2026 Reclaiming the beautiful game – and communication – for the common good
It's time for football and communication to benefit communities, not generate profits, argues WACC Director of Programs Lorenzo Vargas. ...
01 Jun 2026 AI everything – Except humanity
We’re talking about AI but with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. If the silos endure, risks will too. ...
18 May 2026 Digital justice – the good news
I seem to spend a lot of my working days reading, writing, and speaking about the harms and risks of our increasing digitalization, especially artificial intelligence. Granted, this all gets channelled into plans and actions to address harms and strengthen benefits: what individuals, institutions, networks can...