20 Oct 2025 Time to get serious about AI extractivism
In recent years, a lot has been said about the “extractivist” nature of today’s digital information ecosystem. While there has been some focus on the environmental impact of digital devices,...
06 Oct 2025 Shutting down the Internet subverts democracy
The Internet is the world’s digital lifeline. For the approximately 5.6 billion people connected to the Internet (some 70% of the global population), access is essential. The entire Internet cannot be...
03 Oct 2025 Refugee woman and girls in Lebanon use media to tell their stories
In the bustling alleys of Mar Elias, a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, a quiet revolution is unfolding. For decades, the voices of Palestinian refugee women and girls, along with...
22 Sep 2025 The flatline: Gender equality in media still just a dream
A Beijing+30 reflection Exactly 30 years ago today, hope for a new dawn for women and girls was palpable. Governments and civil society that had gathered in Beijing for the Fourth UN...
19 Sep 2025 Strengthening migrant-centered communication in Asia Pacific through “You Are Not Alone” project
The "You Are Not Alone" project, led by Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) with support from WACC and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), continues to amplify migrant...
08 Sep 2025 GMMP 2025 Urges Bold New Strategy for Media Gender Equality, 30 Years After Beijing
Three decades after governments pledged transformative change for women through the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress towards gender equality in and through the world news media continues to...
08 Sep 2025 Reinventing multilateralism through communication rights
Have you ever read through the agenda of a United Nations General Assembly? The 80th regular session of the General Assembly opens tomorrow, 9 September. Under the theme, “Better Together: 80...
29 Aug 2025 Register now: Launch of GMMP 2025 key findings on 30-year progress towards media gender equality
Who makes the news in 2025? What progress has been made towards gender equality in and through the media over the past three decades? What can be done to address...
25 Aug 2025 The importance of the right to memory
Visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is harrowing. It records, in photos, artifacts, quotes, and stories, the days and months following the dropping of the first atomic bomb on 6...
22 Aug 2025 WACC intern deepens skills and knowledge of gender in the news
“Very hands-on and a great learning experience,” is how Esta Yee sums up her summer internship as a project and research assistance with WACC’s Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP). Joining the...