This Manifesto is the outcome of a symposium on “Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age,” held from 13-15 September 2021. The symposium explored the challenges of digital communication...
Tech for Democracy
We believe that the future of democracy relies on our ability to leverage and steer the digital transformation of society in ways that capitalize on its opportunities, while...
By Donn J. Tilson
Black swan events come as a surprise, have a major effect, and are dismissed afterward according to their historical significance – World War I, the 1918 influenza...
Lübeck (Germany) 2021
At the 63rd Nordic Film Days Lübeck (November 3-7, 2021), the INTERFILM Jury awarded the Church Film Prize, endowed with €5,000 x by the Evangelical Church District Lübeck-Lauenburg,...
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by Ruchi KumarNearly four months later, Sara Hussaini, is still unable to come to terms with the new and harsh reality that has emerged since her country fell into the...
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Civil Society in the South needs to be empowered to prevent a new “Scramble for Africa” as tech giants seek to access and monetize data in countries with weak data...
ACT Alliance, global coalition of more than 150 churches and church-related organizations in over 140 countries, has urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to remove legal barriers that prevent Canadian humanitarian...
WACC's Board of Directors has approved a new Strategic Plan for 2022-2026, intended as a foundation for its network worldwide "to take a leadership role that advances communication rights in...
A former refugee from Syria is urging journalists to avoid the narrative that portrays refugees as succeeding "despite being a refugee" or "despite (their) background," and to recognize instead that...
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In a recent training session for current and would be journalists, a repeated question came up – can a journalist be an activist? Or – asked with even more urgency...