05 Nov 2018 When media, politics and sexual violence collide
How media report on sexual violence when political interests are at play is a litmus test for how serious they are about professional ethics.
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02 Nov 2018 ACT Alliance reaffirms commitment to gender justice
Engaging in dialogue about joint priorities in the areas of sustainable development, humanitarian assistance, and human rights advocacy.
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29 Oct 2018 ‘Fake news’ is undermining Brazilian rights
During Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964-85), the people’s ability to exercise some of their most fundamental human rights was severely curtailed. In addition to engaging in torture, extrajudicial killings, and repression...
22 Oct 2018 Beware propaganda from the wireless industry
There has always been a suspicion that radio waves do more harm than good. With the arrival of the Internet of Things – wireless computing devices embedded in such everyday...
15 Oct 2018 Media bread and circuses
On 7 September 2018, former President Obama delivered a pointed critique of the Trump presidency. Speaking to students at the University of Illinois, he urged political awareness and action, saying:
...09 Oct 2018 Feel free to comment!
WACC’s take on the world of digital communications and social media.
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08 Oct 2018 Genocide in the news: On media elitism and racism
Why do some genocides make the news and others hardly? Let me rephrase: Why do international news media give grossly disproportionate attention to different yet similarly grave ‘deliberate and systematic...
01 Oct 2018 When did you last take a break from social media?
According to a 2018 research report from the Pew Research Centre on trends in social media use in the United States, 74% of Facebook users in that country visited the platform...
24 Sep 2018 Protecting privacy in a world of digital communications
“New technologies will enable high levels of social control at a reasonable cost. Governments will be able to selectively censor topics and behaviors to allow information for economically productive activities...
09 Aug 2018 Media Development 2018/3 Editorial
“What the churches say about communication is not half as important as what they do,” wrote Michael Traber in the editorial of the 1/1984 issue of WACC’s journal Media Development. Its...
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