There are over 2.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Nigeria, according to latest figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Many live in “traumatic and...
Noting that Africa has been “at the tail end” regarding women’s participation as sources, subjects and reporters of news, Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) coordinator Sarah Macharia urged attendees at...
A WACC-supported project in Bolivia will work to establish a network of rural communicators, a higher percentage of them women, who can produce content on gender and climate change for...
At least 900 journalists from Nigeria will be trained on the fundamentals of gender equality in news sources as part of a WACC-supported project this year. The Media and Gender Enlightenment...
In its 2021 report on the Global State of Democracy, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) stated that “the number of countries moving in an authoritarian direction...
Information poverty is all about power, “who has the power to shape public agenda, who has the power to determine what issues are paid attention to and what are ignored,...
From a story about the rehabilitation of mangroves in Southern Philippines to cultivating better science communication for a deeper engagement and response to the climate crisis, Media Development's last issue...
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...
By Philip Lee Towards the end of 2020, Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, made a commitment to its readers and supporters: “The global climate crisis is the emergency of our...
By Bridget Backhaus, Anne Leitch and Kerrie Foxwell-Norton “Warming Up” is an Australian research project to help adaptation to climate change by supporting community radio stations to amplify local stories of...