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02 Jul 2020 Communication rights project addresses information needs of migrants in the Ecuador-Colombia border

Posted at 09:12h in Communication Rights, News 2 Comments

A WACC-supported project has been training Ecuadorian and Colombian citizen journalists on investigative journalism, media production, migrants’ rights, and human security to equip them with new skills that will help meet the communication and information needs of migrants and host communities in their midst. Coordinadora de Medios Comunitarios Populares y Educativos del Ecuador -CORAPE (Ecuadorian Network of Community, Popular and...

16 Jun 2020 WACC partner launches first feminist community radio in Mexico

Posted at 09:02h in Communication Rights, News, Uncategorised 0 Comments

WACC partner Alianza por el Derecho Humano de las Mujeres a Comunicar (ADEHMAC) has launched Violeta Radio, a feminist community radio station in Mexico City that seeks to integrate gender equality across the board – from its management structure to all content produced. The radio station came as a result of years of...

26 May 2020 The essential role of public service media during Covid-19

Posted at 15:35h in Communication Rights, News, Public Service Media 0 Comments

International public service media from G-7 countries have reported “strong audience increases” since the Covid-19 pandemic, which they interpret as a show of confidence for the “reliable and independent information” they deliver on multiple communication platforms, in a variety of languages, on all continents.

20 May 2020 Indigenous knowledge critical to addressing climate change

Posted at 11:45h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Media Development, News 0 Comments

Indigenous peoples are “not mere victims of climate change,” asserts researcher and conservation biologist Gleb Raygorodetsky in Why traditional knowledge holds the key to climate change, one of the articles in the latest issue of Media Development, WACC Global’s international quarterly journal. The issue explores the theme, Traditional Knowledge and Climate Change: Bridging the Gap.

19 May 2020 Publication explores ‘Spirit of Truth in a Digital Age’

Posted at 10:26h in Communication Rights, Digital Rights, News 0 Comments

What does it mean to be human in the digital age? What do advances in communication technology mean for communication rights and other human rights? “Do we live in a ‘post‐truth’ era?”

12 May 2020 Guatemala’s Ixil people launch their own Indigenous community radio

Posted at 10:17h in Citizen Journalism, Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

In 2016, the Asociación de Grupo de Mujeres Tejedoras Ixiles Q'imb'al , a women-led civil society organization from Guatemala’s Ixil region, listened to the desire of their Indigenous community members to have a community radio that would “publicize the value of respect for our culture.”

02 Jul 2020 Communication rights project addresses information needs of migrants in the Ecuador-Colombia border

16 Jun 2020 WACC partner launches first feminist community radio in Mexico

26 May 2020 The essential role of public service media during Covid-19

20 May 2020 Indigenous knowledge critical to addressing climate change

19 May 2020 Publication explores ‘Spirit of Truth in a Digital Age’

12 May 2020 Guatemala’s Ixil people launch their own Indigenous community radio

09 May 2020 Colombia: Broadcast media set up donations for those affected by pandemic

05 May 2020 Citizen reporters highlight plight of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia

28 Apr 2020 Northern Uganda: Ensuring rural farmers have a say in Covid-19 response

24 Apr 2020 Uganda: Women’s radio gets creative in sharing Covid-19 information

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