15 Oct 2014 New vision of freedom of expression online
Internet users from across the globe have created a crowdsourced vision for free expression online. The Our Digital Future report explores the lived experiences of Internet users, artists,...
Internet users from across the globe have created a crowdsourced vision for free expression online. The Our Digital Future report explores the lived experiences of Internet users, artists,...
A new book by Lois M. Wilson titled “I Want to Be in That Number: Cool Saints I Have Known” was launched on 1 October 2014. The ceremony took place at Emmanuel College, Toronto, in the presence of some 60...
The theme of the Deutsche Well Global Media Forum 2015 is "Media and foreign policy in the digital age". It will explore how the culture of politics is changing, and the opportunities and risks facing foreign policy.
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Indigenous peoples are being heard in New York during a week of activism on climate change, native people’s rights and indigenous philanthropy.
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Faith groups are playing a significant role in communicating the need for action on climate change in the run-up to a massive planned demonstration, interfaith conference and U.N. meeting in New York.
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The quarterly journal Media Development in its new issue highlights social, economic and communications challenges affecting the populations of thousands of islands in the South Pacific.
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Open Society Foundations publishes new report investigating the forces affecting digital media and journalism in 56 countries worldwide....
To mark the International Day of Democracy on Sept. 15, 2014, WACC is calling on its worldwide network of members and partners to strengthen the voices of young people in the political, economic and social life of their countries.
September 13 marks seven years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
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A new “truly human-centered” approach to development should include “freedom of expression and media development,” according to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.
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