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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.”

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

Posted at 10:13h in Communication Rights, Covid-19, News 0 Comments

WACC is surveying its community media partners on their response to COVID-19 and their needs to help keep the communities they serve informed and safe. Community media need your help! Please donate to the Community Media Rapid Response Fund.

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

Posted at 10:06h in Communication Rights, Covid-19, News 0 Comments

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

Posted at 09:51h in Communication Rights, Covid-19, News 0 Comments

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

Posted at 09:46h in Communication Rights, Covid-19, News 0 Comments

22 Apr 2020 In Togo, raising awareness about Covid-19 is complex work

Posted at 09:43h in Communication Rights, Covid-19, News 0 Comments

21 Apr 2020 WACC endorses UN body’s call for human rights-centered Covid-19 response

Posted at 16:01h in Communication Rights, Covid-19, News, Statements and Calls to Action, Statements and Calls to Action 0 Comments

The United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF), with the endorsement of the IATF Multi-Faith Advisory Council, has urged governments and international bodies to ensure that their policies and actions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic comply with international human rights standards. Multi-faceted responses to...