WACC |

Outside sculpture of an oversized globe sitting on the North Pole, with countries in different colors and a view of Africa and some of Europe.

05 Oct 2026 Restoring trust in the global order starts with communication for all

Posted at 20:44h in Comment, Communication Rights

What ails multilateralism today? One common thread is communication injustice....

Silhouette of a person's head with World News Day in the background and the quote "Democracy needs journalism. Strong, independent journalism.

27 Sep 2026 AI is accelerating decline of trust in independent news. Time to step up for trusted journalism.

Posted at 20:20h in Blog, Communication Rights, News

When the rapid advancement of generative AI threatens journalism, it is a threat to democracy and democratic values itself. On World News Day and beyond, we must support trusted journalism....

Passenger reading a newspaper beside a train window.

21 Sep 2026 The solution to everything?

Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Communication Rights

A free press may not be the solution to everything for a just, sustainable planet, but it is an essential ingredient....

A Black man speaks at a podium in a conference room while four Black men listen intently from a speakers' table next to the podium

03 Sep 2026 Symbolic and significant, the journey continues: Caribbean media, WACC, and the age of AI

Posted at 19:17h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects

Caribbean media organisations are approaching issues like AI with a deliberate regional lens, reflects WACC President Embert Charles. ...

A young Black man with dreads and wearing a blue shirt stands in the middle of a group of 5 men and 1 woman. They are displaying their participant badges on lanyards as they stand on a red-carpeted entrance to a building with signs for the 57th CBU Annual General Assembly

03 Sep 2026 AI, Caribbean storytelling, and finding my place: Reflections from a young media professional

Posted at 13:49h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects

Leon Lewis found an opportunity to learn, contribute, connect, and see himself as part of the wider Caribbean media community at the 2026 CBU assembly. ...

Bearded man looks into the camera, with bookshelves in the background

01 Sep 2026 In memoriam Jörg Becker (1947-2026)

Posted at 12:21h in Communication Rights, News

WACC is saddened to learn of the death of Professor Jörg Becker, a long-time WACC associate. The fields of mass and political communication are the poorer for his passing....

A man with curly hair, glasses, and a short beard looks into the camera with a slight smile. Silhouettes of people in discussion are visible in the background.

21 Aug 2026 Local communities in the driver’s seat for communication networks

Posted at 18:27h in Blog, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News

Carlos Baca, member of the WACC delegation to the Geneva Digital Week 2026, shares examples of people-centered, inclusive communication in real life....

Collage: woman interviews Indigenous man with traditional headdress, stage with banner and large cut-out letters spelling #WSIS, magenta graphic in the style of Sustainable Development Goals with 18 Communication Rights and outline of two people talking to each other, 3 people on a stage with a backdrop of the Amazon River and COP30, 2 younger women sit in front of a computer with sheets to code news articles

17 Aug 2026 Truth Under Fire: WACC Annual Report 2025 traces action to advance communication rights

Posted at 18:02h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Gender, News, One Year Projects

WACC’s latest Annual Report brings to life our collective work to enable people to be seen and heard at a time when too many are made invisible and silenced....

Collage with people walking in front of a huge WSIS banner, an older white man speaking on stage in front of a Global Dialogue on AI Governance banner, and a life-sized, futuristic robot dancing on a stage with a silhouette of a human being in the background

14 Jul 2026 3 conferences, 3 contrasts: Where does digital justice go from here?

Posted at 11:36h in Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice

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...

07 Jul 2026 “No one is voiceless”: WACC urges field of social and behavior change to put community knowledge at center

Posted at 20:12h in Communication Rights, News, One Year Projects

“It’s time to stop saying ‘giving a voice to the voiceless’.”The conference room in Panama City was packed with thousands of communication practitioners for the opening of the International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit 2026. WACC’s director of programmes, Lorenzo Vargas, had a...