21 May 2019 WACC to host panel on migrants at DW Global Media Forum
WACC will be featured in the highly-anticipated DW Global Media Forum scheduled May 27-28 in Bonn, Germany.
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16 May 2019 GMMP: ‘Real-world research, with real-world impact’
Every five years since 1995, the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) has counted on hundreds of volunteers around the world to take a “snapshot” of their country’s media to see how men and women are portrayed and represented in the news....
16 May 2019 WACC announces new board of directors
Following the election of Embert Charles as WACC President and Stephen Brown as WACC Treasurer, a new Board of Directors has been appointed commencing June 1, 2019 for a four-year term.
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15 May 2019 ‘Missing SDG’ is theme of latest Media Development journal
The 1/2019 issue of Media Development goes in search of the missing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) that “underpins all the other SDGs.”...
10 May 2019 Board names Stephen Brown WACC treasurer
Stephen Brown will serve another term as treasurer of WACC.
WACC’s Board of Directors named Brown as treasurer from 2019 to 2023. He served in the same capacity from 2015-2019.
08 May 2019 Embert Charles to deliver talk on Saint Lucia’s traditions, Kwéyòl language
Embert Charles, WACC president-elect, is scheduled to deliver a talk on the Kwéyòl language on Thursday, May 9, in Toronto.
Charles was invited by York University in his capacity as chairperson of the board and former executive director of the Msgr. Patrick Anthony...
08 May 2019 Gender representation project launches campaign page
Preparations are underway for the 2020 Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), the largest and longest-running research and advocacy initiative on gender equality in the world’s news media....
06 May 2019 Human Rights Award 2018 goes to Eldorado
Eldorado, a brutally honest documentary, reveals the hidden dimensions of what has become a universal tragedy.
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03 May 2019 European media a ‘double-edged sword’ when reporting on migrants, refugees
Forced displacements and migration have become “inescapable” in today’s world and media must not only find responsible ways of reporting about these issues, but also help “guarantee future coexistence in a diverse society,” said a recent academic study....
03 May 2019 WACC urges global support for press freedom
Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day, and WACC is calling on all individuals to support and promote independent and diverse media....