03 Nov 2020 Mexico: Project enables refugees, asylum seekers to be seen and heard
Refugees and asylum-seekers seeking protection in Mexico will soon be producing podcasts about their lives and experiences with help from a WACC-supported project initiated by its local partner, La Sandia...
02 Nov 2020 Democracy is freedom of the press
People the world over are willing – some are even praying for – a free and fair election in the USA on November 3. In ordinary times, for that to happen the media must also be free and fair. But these have not been ordinary times. Until very recently, the news media have been hobbled and fettered.
29 Oct 2020 WACC: Human rights, inclusion must guide Internet governance
Cyber troll armies that propagate fake news. Politicians that hire marketing firms to create fake social media accounts to boost their image or attack opponents and civil society organizations. Military-controlled...
26 Oct 2020 Our common digital future
In his 2011 book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding From You, Eli Pariser wrote, “the rise of pervasive, embedded filtering is changing the way we experience the internet and ultimately the world.”
21 Oct 2020 Climate change stories by Kenyan citizen journalists gain traction
October 21, 2020 — Local radio and television stations in Kenya have been giving airtime to stories produced by the Farm Forestry Smallholder Producers Association of Kenya (FF-SPAK), which has partnered with...
19 Oct 2020 Investigative journalism is a form of activism
October 19, 2020 — Covid-19, migrants, and the climate crisis apart, public interest media is today’s hot topic. In the USA, Hungary, and the Philippines – to cite just three countries – some politicians have labelled media outlets critical of their policies and actions “fake media” or “fake news”. Among others, Russia, Turkey and China openly censor and supress what might be called media dissent or media activism: holding governments, corporations, and their leaders to account.
16 Oct 2020 ‘Everyone is entitled to a public voice’
Statement by WACC General Secretary Philip Lee on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17, 2020 “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all” is vital...
16 Oct 2020 WACC hosts event on enabling migrants to be seen and heard
Providing migrants and refugees a platform to share their concerns, challenges, and aspirations not only helps them, but also addresses xenophobia and helps build bridges with host communities, WACC partners told...
15 Oct 2020 Mé Phaa Indigenous women find their voice through radio
October 15, 2020 — Women from the Mé Phaa Indigenous community of San Miguel El Progreso, Mexico, have learned more about how they can address gender inequality through a series of workshops on community radio, leadership, and visual arts, as well...
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