22 Oct 2026 WACC Africa elects new board, affirms focus on digital, gender, and climate justice
WACC Africa has new leadership following its General Assembly on 21 October. Meet the new executive committee members....
27 Sep 2026 AI is accelerating decline of trust in independent news. Time to step up for trusted journalism.
When the rapid advancement of generative AI threatens journalism, it is a threat to democracy and democratic values itself. On World News Day and beyond, we must support trusted journalism....
25 Sep 2026 “Radio gets there first” – Community communicators make the case for local media as climate infrastructure
At Festival Compartilhe, WACC partners from four Latin American countries described how climate disinformation lands in their territories – and launched a new WACC publication advocating for community communication to be funded as climate infrastructure.Climate disinformation is no longer mainly about denying that the climate...
25 Sep 2026 AI and the social gospel: Reclaiming a moral voice for advocacy
What can churches learn from the Christian response to the Industrial Revolution as artificial intelligence reshapes our societies?That question drove the latest WACC Europe Discussion, “AI and the Social Gospel: Reclaiming a Moral Voice for Advocacy,” led by Christian social ethicist Professor Kate Ott.Ott teaches...
23 Sep 2026 New WACC resource: Why climate justice requires democratic communication
A new WACC resource makes the vital link between climate justice and communication rights, outlining how the climate crisis is also a communication crisis that demands investment in community-led communication ecosystems.Filling the Infrastructure Gap: Why we need democratic communication and information to achieve climate justice...
11 Sep 2026 Project develops tools for ethical, rights-based media coverage of violence against women
A WACC-supported project in Mexico has placed media’s social responsibility for gender-sensitive reporting – particularly of violence against women – onto the public agenda....
03 Sep 2026 Symbolic and significant, the journey continues: Caribbean media, WACC, and the age of AI
Caribbean media organisations are approaching issues like AI with a deliberate regional lens, reflects WACC President Embert Charles. ...
03 Sep 2026 AI, Caribbean storytelling, and finding my place: Reflections from a young media professional
Leon Lewis found an opportunity to learn, contribute, connect, and see himself as part of the wider Caribbean media community at the 2026 CBU assembly. ...
01 Sep 2026 In memoriam Jörg Becker (1947-2026)
WACC is saddened to learn of the death of Professor Jörg Becker, a long-time WACC associate. The fields of mass and political communication are the poorer for his passing....
28 Aug 2026 Digital sovereignty: Only path to our common digital future, says new Media Development
People and communities must have a say in the design and development of digital technologies and in the policies that regulate them....