03 Apr 2019 European Christian communicators’ assembly to tackle hate speech, fake news
About 50 Christian communicators are expected to gather April 10-12 in Helsinki to address the global phenomena of hate speech and disinformation.
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02 Apr 2019 Global Media Monitoring Project 2020 needs volunteers
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Do you have a passion for either gender equality, women’s rights, human rights, or ethical journalism? Are you curious about how to unpack and analyze media content from a gender perspective?
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26 Mar 2019 Indigenous radio increases reach in Puebla, Mexico
The purchase of a 300-watt transmitter and the construction of a radio cabin, recording studio and antenna has allowed Radio Tzinaka, a community radio station in Tzinacapan, in Mexico’s state of Puebla, to reach more Indigenous municipalities....
22 Mar 2019 WACC’s Caribbean Regional Association Elects New Executive Committee
WACC Caribbean, WACC’s regional association in the Caribbean, held its General Assembly on February 27, 2019....
20 Mar 2019 WACC e-book compiles editorials on critical issues facing communications & social justice
Since 1970, WACC has published Media Development, a quarterly journal that has examined critical issues about the role of communications in promoting social justice worldwide....
20 Mar 2019 Post-truth era threatens communication rights
Living in a post-truth era, where people disregard facts or cherry-pick those that bolster their own beliefs, is the biggest challenge facing communication rights of people around the world, says Piet Halma, one of WACC’s honorary life members for 2018....
19 Mar 2019 Newar radio campaign helps push gov’t to compensate those affected by Kathmandu road expansion
Newar Indigenous peoples displaced by a road expansion in Bhaktapur Municipality, Kathmandu Valley, have been promised compensation by the Nepalese government as a result of the local community’s activism, including a sustained public awareness campaign, according to WACC partner Radio Janasanchar....
15 Mar 2019 Shrinking democratic space, rise of far-right populism threaten communication rights
The shrinking space for civil society, increasing religious fundamentalism and the rise of far-right populism around the world are major developments that hinder people’s right to communicate, says Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, one of WACC’s honorary life members in 2018....
14 Mar 2019 ‘New window’ opens for Delhi’s migrant women, girls
When the most devastating flood in Bihar’s history came in 1987, Renu Devi recalled that the rampaging waters and landslides had swept away people who were sleeping, along with their beds....
13 Mar 2019 Media key to achieving gender equality, WACC tells Commission on Status of Women dialogue
The global commitment to end gender inequality will not advance unless attention is also given to achieving gender parity in media and communication, WACC’s Sarah Macharia told a high-level dialogue at the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New...