26 Jan 2026 The red thread in the news
Recent headlines I read run from the latest attempts by Donald Trump to own Greenland to Taylor Swift becoming the second–youngest ever inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. There doesn’t...
22 Jan 2026 European TV festival to open up conversation on regional values, expressions of faith
The European Festival for Religious TV and Online Programmes is expanding space for vital dialogue with its next edition, “Belief on Screen: Communicating Religion, Faith, and Ethics,” on 23–25 September...
12 Jan 2026 Trust, civic engagement, and shared responsibility in the digital age
Germany’s far-right political party Alternative für Deutschland recently relaunched a youth wing called Generation Deutschland. One of its posters portrays a young blond Aryan woman instantly recalling – for those...
26 Dec 2025 Notes from COP30: A community communication experience on the global stage
Yorman Galviz, a WACC-supported community reporter at this year’s UN climate summit, reflects on how COP30 became a space to corroborate the importance of local and community media in democratizing...
18 Dec 2025 Inclusive communication for Christmas and in the New Year
Being seen and heard means having a voice in shaping your future and that of your community and society. In a world where too many are invisible and too many voices...
15 Dec 2025 How far are we on the path to a people-centric, inclusive, and development-oriented Information Society?
After all, that is the vision of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), whose +20 outcomes will be finalized by UN member states this week (December 16–17). Both at...
12 Dec 2025 WACC Europe discussion highlights urgent need for fundamental change in news media representation of women
Despite decades of advancement in education, politics, and economic participation, women remain dramatically underrepresented in European news media, according to findings from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2025 presented...
12 Dec 2025 A grassroots approach to climate information integrity: Empowering local voices as key actors post-COP 30
Between 10 and 21 November, a delegation of 15 WACC-supported community media reporters and activists from across the Amazon region were in Belem, Brazil, to cover the 30th United Nations...
12 Dec 2025 Information is humanitarian aid
WACC General Secretary Philip Lee reports from the latest meeting of the CDAC Network, a global alliance of organisations working to ensure people can access safe, trustworthy information and communicate...
11 Dec 2025 GMMP 2025: Global Report launch initiates strategic re-think to drive gender equality in the news
With progress towards media gender parity on a plateau, women’s rights advocates are taking time to pause, reflect, and innovate. Gender equality in the global news media is at a crossroads...