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. ...
11 Jun 2026 WACC Latin America launches new phase with regional strategic plan 2026–2029
WACC’s regional association in Latin America (WACC-AL) has marked the beginning of a new phase of collective action across the region with the approval of a work plan for 2026–2029 period during an extraordinary assembly on 1 June. Leer en español The plan, presented and debated with...
20 May 2026 Latest Media Development proposes paths to other, more inclusive technological worlds
“It is a challenge to engage with digital communication technologies in ways that relate meaningfully to local community realities, and yet without undermining inherent values and traditional knowledge,” writes Media Development editor Philip Lee. A response can be found in a closer study of digital media...
20 May 2026 New WACC interns to support digital justice work, strengthen impact through tech
WACC is pleased to welcome two new interns to our global team. Both are working with digital technologies to strengthen our mission of communication for all....
17 Apr 2026 WACC partners advance rights-based approach at landmark communication gathering in Latin America
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean joined hundreds of communication practitioners, community media organizations, universities, and civil society actors from more than 20 countries at the 3rd Festival JUNTANZA for Communication from Our America in Quito, Ecuador. [caption id="attachment_66957" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alma...
16 Apr 2026 WACC Latin America organizes for communication justice rooted in regional values and beliefs
WACC’s Latin America region gathered for a member’s meeting on 20 March in the context of the 3rd Juntanza Festival for Communication from Our America. Lea en español The aim of the meeting was to rethink the regional association’s path and renew its leadership, who take on...
23 Mar 2026 When a free press comes under fire, we all suffer
We see daily examples of pressures on press freedom in countries around the globe. Then there is a particularly chilling moment when such pressure becomes an overt threat from one of the oldest democracies in the world, in which freedom of speech is enshrined as...
13 Mar 2026 WACC partners to contribute to strengthening of communication rights movement in Latin America at regional gathering
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean aim to further knowledge of how a rights-based approach to communication can respond to urgent challenges like digital power concentration and Big Tech alignment with populism, when they gather on 19–22 March in Quito, Ecuador. The...
13 Feb 2026 WACC North America holds fast to communication justice in the face of rising authoritarianism
WACC’s regional association in North America looked back at work in 2025 and recommitted to communicating truth and being voices of justice in difficult times, when its members gathered online recently for its annual general meeting, drawing hope and inspiration from the many years of...
22 Jan 2026 European TV festival to open up conversation on regional values, expressions of faith
The European Festival for Religious TV and Online Programmes is expanding space for vital dialogue with its next edition, “Belief on Screen: Communicating Religion, Faith, and Ethics,” on 23–25 September in Copenhagen, Denmark.“Being more alone in the world than for many years, Europe needs to...