17 May 2026 The human counter-algorithm: Why listening is the future of aid
Pinar Okur – Upinion Imagine a mother in a displacement camp, hundreds of miles from home. She has a smartphone in her hand – her lifeline to the world. But as...
17 May 2026 Women, cultural integrity and communication justice in Odisha
Sriyanka Sahoo and Hemanta Kumar Dash Across several regions of eastern India, accusations of witchcraft continue to function as mechanisms of social exclusion and gendered violence. Women who are labelled as...
17 May 2026 Apropiación tecnológica para la inclusión social de comunidades en zonas rurales en Colombia
Olga Paz Martinez, Marcya Hernández y Mónica Rodríguez Chaparro Internet representa una oportunidad para las personas; sin embargo, muchas poblaciones -especialmente mujeres, personas en zonas rurales, personas con capacidades diversas, personas...
17 May 2026 Por una alfabetización digital crítica en México
Adrián López Angulo ¿Se imaginan que pueblos originarios de México estén operando su propia red de telefonía e internet móvil a nivel nacional? La historia que les quiero compartir se trata...
17 May 2026 Keeping the air alive: Community radio, cultural integrity, and alternative voices in India
Aniruddha Jena Across India’s marginalised regions, the struggle for communication justice is not only about access to media. It is also about who gets to speak in their own language, whose...
17 May 2026 Digital sovereignty in The Highlands of West Java, Indonesia
Gustaff H. Iskandar The digital divide challenge remains a critical barrier to sustainable development in the Global South, with nearly one-third of the global population – approximately 2.6 billion people –...
16 May 2026 MD 2026/2 Editorial
It is a challenge to engage with digital communication technologies in ways that relate meaningfully to local community realities, and yet without undermining inherent values and traditional knowledge. In response,...
16 May 2026 Media Development 2026-2 online magazine and pdf
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11 May 2026 The deeper human questions: Why the church needs to be a conversation partner on AI
Artificial intelligence is not only a technical revolution, “[i]t is also a crisis of rhythm, meaning, truth, and human formation,” stated Stiven Naatus, director of advocacy at the Church Council...
04 May 2026 Reclaiming digital technology to build a fairer, safer, and more inclusive world
Is it any wonder people are in thrall to the power and vicarious thrill of digital technologies when many acclaimed films and TV series extol the apparent virtues of digital...