Mathilde Kpalla Il y a plusieurs décennies, Jean d’Arcy a promu sans relâche le concept de droit à la communication dans les instances internationales. Depuis, de sérieux débats continuent sur la reconnaissance ou non de ces droits et surtout l’appréhension de ceux-ci. Comprenons-nous vraiment ce que...
Sébastien Nègre La famille, les amis, l’école, le travail, les loisirs constituent autant d’espaces essentiels pour les interactions sociales des jeunes.1 Partout dans le monde, les médias et les réseaux sociaux permettent, eux aussi, aux jeunes de s’exprimer, s’informer, partager leurs préoccupations, poser leurs questions, se...
Substack is the latest digital communication platform to set off a freedom of expression debate after the co-founder Hamish McKenzie stated that the platform would not demonetize those posting extremist content on the newsletter platform — namely Nazi and white supremacists. The comments sparked both condemnation...
José Luis Soto El fenómeno de la migración mundial adquiere hoy día dimensiones y caracterizaciones llamadas a investigar, en la búsqueda de soluciones conjuntas como se ha estado planteando en el Pacto Mundial para la Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular. El tema de la migración es que...
Laura Martínez Aguila Las defensorías de las audiencias en México reciben comunicaciones de las audiencias a través de las cuales pueden identificar y procesar necesidades específicas enfocadas al diseño e implementación de herramientas de Alfabetización Mediática e Informacional (AMI) en español, Literacia Mediática en portugués. Las...
WACC Global is one of more than 110 countries, civil society organizations, and companies that have signed the Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy, "a commitment to make digital technologies work for, not against, democracy and human rights." The Denmark-led initiative, which was unveiled today, September 5,...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly will take place starting next week and WACC staff and members will be present, raising issues about digital justice and gender and media. General Secretary Philip Lee, Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher, and ProgrammeManager Dr Sarah Macharia...
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is a non-governmental organisation that builds on communication rights in order to promote social justice. We believe that everyone has the right to communicate and to be in communication, in the same way that they have the right...
Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial International, the country’s oldest human rights group. Memorial has joined a growing list of investigative news outlets, journalists, and rights organisations classed as being an agent of foreign powers. Many believe the move is politically motivated. A term...
Media Development 2021-4 Communicating Climate Change The basic premise of public interest journalism is that people should be informed in a fair and balanced way about crucial matters that affect their understanding of the world they live in and that could affect their lives. As climate change...