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Information manipulation or the so-called “weaponization of social
media” has been the subject of many discussions and studies in recent
years. Even military experts have weighed in, saying Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube –...
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About 50 Christian communicators are expected to gather
April 10-12 in Helsinki to address the global phenomena of hate speech
and disinformation.
...
Do you have a passion for either gender equality, women’s rights,
human rights, or ethical journalism? Are you curious about how to unpack
and analyze media content from a gender perspective?
...
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Rates of forced migration are the highest they have been in decades. In 2016, approximately 40 million people became internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 22.5 million became refugees, the highest...
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The purchase of a 300-watt transmitter and the construction of a radio cabin, recording studio and antenna has allowed Radio Tzinaka, a community radio station in Tzinacapan, in Mexico’s...
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Trustworthy news and opinion is the Holy Grail of journalism today.
An independent report reviewing challenges facing high quality journalism in the UK has been published. The Cairncross Review: a sustainable...
Posted at 14:39h
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WACC Caribbean, WACC’s regional association in the Caribbean, held its General Assembly on February 27, 2019....
Since 1970, WACC has published Media Development, a quarterly journal that has examined critical issues about the role of communications in promoting social justice worldwide....
Living in a post-truth era, where people disregard facts or cherry-pick
those that bolster their own beliefs, is the biggest challenge facing
communication rights of people around the world, says Piet Halma,...
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Newar Indigenous peoples displaced by a road expansion in Bhaktapur
Municipality, Kathmandu Valley, have been promised compensation by the
Nepalese government as a result of the local community’s activism,
including a sustained public...