08 Sep 2014 Join the ‘Bali road map’ call to action
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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03 Sep 2014 Montréal festival honours “Cape Nostalgia” and “Melody”
The Montréal World Film Festival’s Ecumenical Jury announced that it awarded its top prize to “Cape Nostalgia / Fushigi Na Misaki No Monoga,” directed by Izuru Naroshima of Japan.
26 Aug 2014 Who makes the news in Palestinian media?
A recent study of Palestinian media shows that women are vastly under-represented on both sides of the news report, as journalists and in the content.
...21 Aug 2014 Should communications be on the UN’s development agenda?
The Toronto-based IFEX network notes in a website story that the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has been lobbying the U.N. to include access to information in the official Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
...20 Aug 2014 Support WACC’s work on communication rights
Supporters of WACC are seeing the results of its global work advancing communication rights in the 2013 annual report
...19 Aug 2014 Help advance gender justice
WACC-Africa and project partners identified ways to advance communication rights and gender justice at a forum on Gender and Communication in Africa at War and in Peace, held Aug. 4-7 in Nairobi....
14 Aug 2014 WACC vice president awarded honorary doctorate
WACC Global Vice President Praxedis Bouwman has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Academy of Ecumenical Indian Theology and Church Administration, which cited her “national and international inter-denominational and ecumenical leadership.”
11 Aug 2014 WACC says migrant children need to be heard
As the U.S. debates the status of undocumented/unaccompanied migrant children at its southern border, the World Association for Christian Communication is stressing that their right to freedom of expression be honoured.
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07 Aug 2014 WACC ‘No-Nonsense Guide’ focuses on citizen journalism
WACC has published a new “No-Nonsense Guide” that examines “citizen journalism and freedom of expression.”
...30 Jul 2014 One-year projects promote communication rights
WACC partners with many different groups worldwide to promote communication rights by means of one-year-long initiatives under different programme areas....