Three WACC Regional Associations are collaborating on a pioneering initiative to help journalists cover refugee and migration issues "ethically and accurately," to enable refugees and migrants speak out on their behalf, and to strengthen NGOs working with migrants and refugees to work with news media...
A new report and resource kit to address hateful content online has been published by WACC Europe, the European region of the World Association for Christian Communication. Titled “Breaking Down the Social Media Divides: A Guide for Individuals and Communities to Address Hate Online,” the report...
What can be done to counter hate speech on the internet and in social media at time when online intolerance is widespread, and threatens democratic debate in societies? A webinar on Tuesday 13 October at 10:00 am (Central European Time) will discuss ways to address hate...
Thirteen global and regional religious organizations and church-backed groups, including the European Region of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC Europe), have urged the European Union to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to more than 12,000 refugees and migrants displaced by the Lesbos migrant camp...
WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher recently presented a workshop on “Upholding Human Rights and Social Justice in the Digital Age” during the 50th anniversary international conference of the Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) held in Aachen, Germany. The conference, Communicating From and With the Margins, was held November...
WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher recently took part in a workshop, Data and Digital Intelligence as People’s Resources: Reclaiming Freedom and Control in a Data-based Society, held in Berlin November 23-24. The event, sponsored by the Just Net Coalition, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Bread for...
It began with a simple idea of bringing together religious television broadcasters to promote ecumenical and international co-operation and give greater visibility to their programmes. ...
Stephen Brown will serve another term as treasurer of WACC.
WACC’s Board of Directors named Brown as treasurer from 2019 to 2023. He served in the same capacity from 2015-2019.
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) logo – with figures of a woman reading the news from a desktop computer and a man reading a newspaper while perched on a globe – has been refreshed....
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