As communities around the world observe World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) on May 17, a grouping of Caribbean communicators has called for the establishment of a Caribbean Communications Day on May 14 each year.
...Religious organizations in Africa are at the front line of caring for those with HIV infection and AIDS, but they are also seeking to combat the social stigma associated with the disease, according to a new report....
Caminhos da paz (Paths of peace) directed by Sol de Carvalho has won the SIGNIS-WACC Human Rights Award 2013. The film highlights the role of the churches in the peace process in Mozambique....
Help a rural women's communication project in Haiti to take place and earn a bonus.
...The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) furthers issues of justice for women on an international scale and fits with the mission of such organizations as the Global Fund for Women, said Musimbi Kanyoro,...
WACC member and former director Gotson Pierre of Haiti has been designated an “information hero” by the media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders. For the first time, Reporters Without Borders has published a list of profiles of “100 information heroes” for
Peter Prove is stepping down as executive director of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) on 30 April 2014, after leading the global Christian alliance for advocacy and policy engagement for the past four years, according to an EAA news release. Sara Speicher has...
International conference participants issue declaration against "Incitement to Hate and Violence through Media."
...The 18th European Television Festival of Religious Programmes, to take place June 11-14 in Hilversum, the Netherlands, will examine whether religious expression is taking place primarily in private or in the public arena, according to organizers....
As the recent IPCC report confirms, how the science of climate change is communicated is a significant factor in public understanding of the issues involved and may well contribute to inertia around policies to tackle it. Those responsible for content in mass media,...
