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....
29 Oct 2025 Abuse of AI for disinformation and tech-facilitated gender-based violence
We all can take control and make a difference when it comes to digital justice. And being media literate is an important first step. In this regional reflection for UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week, WACC Africa Secretary Lekan Otufodunrin explores why each of...
31 Dec 2024 Our wishes for communication justice in 2025
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in Communication Rights, News, WACC Africa, WACC Asia, WACC Caribbean, WACC Europe, WACC Latin America, WACC North America
WACC President Embert Charles and officers of the Regional Executive Committees in six of WACC's eight regions share their greatest wish for communication justice in 2025. Watch WACC's New Year's message to hear the regional voices of Gregg Brekke, WACC North America Vice-President Sandra Clenem,...
04 Dec 2024 Webinar presents tools, strategies to tackle disinformation
Faith communities can use practical tools, strategies, and global advocacy to counter — and prevent — the spread of false information, the webinar “Religion and Disinformation: How to be a trusted source” yesterday illustrated with case studies and approaches from the Africa region.Organized by WACC...
27 Mar 2024 Ten communicators honored as WACC Laureates
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in Communication Rights, News, WACC Africa, WACC Caribbean, WACC Europe, WACC Latin America, WACC North America
WACC’s Board of Directors has named ten individuals as new Honorary Lifetime Members in recognition of their long-time dedication to advancing communication for all. Since 1995, WACC has celebrated individuals from around the world who have upheld the organization’s vision and mission of promoting communication rights...
03 Nov 2022 Words Matter: Changing the Narrative About Migrants and Refugees
Illegal. Terrorist. Criminals. Invasion. These are just a few words common in headline news about migrants and refugees. Throughout Europe and around the world, displaced people face enormous challenges in fleeing war and persecution, seeking safety outside their homelands, and building new lives for themselves. Imbalanced...
09 Jun 2022 WACC celebrates achievements of participants in cross-regional migration reporting programme
A podcast series focused on migrant women workers in Lebanon having a conversation among themselves about their hopes and experiences, a multi-media package of stories on refugees pursuing higher education through a scholarship program in Italy, and audio interviews with enterprising women refugees in Cameroon...
24 Jan 2022 Media coverage of migrants, refugees can and must be better
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in Communication Rights, Migrant voices, News, Refugees, WACC Africa, WACC Europe, WACC Middle East
A former refugee from Syria is urging journalists to avoid the narrative that portrays refugees as succeeding "despite being a refugee" or "despite (their) background," and to recognize instead that people who were forced to flee their homelands do "have an entire life's worth of...
30 Oct 2019 WACC supports efforts to address violence against women journalists
With growing incidences of cyber violence and harassment against women and girls, including female journalists, WACC Global maintains its support for efforts that push for policies to address them and to raise awareness that they are overt expressions of gender discrimination and inequality. Nearly two-thirds of...
28 Aug 2019 Climate change displacement on the rise in Kenya, but local media pay scant attention
An average of 80,000 people are displaced from their homes each year in Kenya, but local media hardly pay attention to their plight, says a WACC-supported media monitoring study....
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