14 Jan 2019 Hunger for truth games
Media wars can easily get personal. Today the name of the game is Showtime! Ratings trump sober facts and inconvenient truths. Fox News offers foxy entertainment; The New...
07 Jan 2019 WACC appoints Sara Speicher as Deputy General Secretary
Portfolio includes revitalising WACC’s public profile, partnerships in Europe, as well as ongoing governance and membership issues.
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07 Jan 2019 Shrinking civic space demands alternative strategies
At the end of 2018, an astonishing statistic was published by CIVICUS Monitor, a research collaborative effort that rates and tracks respect for fundamental freedoms in 196 countries.
...10 Dec 2018 What price freedom of information?
Freedom of information, including the right to access information held by public bodies, is crucial to democracy, good governance, and good citizenship.
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03 Dec 2018 Time for a communication revolution from below!
Sobering words for those who still believe that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are the panacea for the world’s ills. In “Developing Countries Losing Out To Digital Giants” (IPS News,...
03 Dec 2018 Digital distractions
Communication used to be singular. A letter, a newspaper, a radio or television program. It was a largely one-way, edited version of certain parts of reality. Today, communications are plural:...
26 Nov 2018 New Mexican government should prioritize the protection of journalists
Mexico is among the most dangerous countries in the world to be a journalist. Over 70 journalists were killed during the past decade; 8 have been killed in 2018 alone....
19 Nov 2018 WhatsApp calls time on WhatsApp
Social media are accused of bringing about the demise of traditional journalism. They are used to tar news stories with the brush of “fake news” as loud-mouthed politicians eagerly point...
19 Nov 2018 Special meeting of WACC members
To authorize the corporate restructuring of the Corporation.
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12 Nov 2018 Integrity in news coverage
The world’s leading newspapers are struggling to maintain their place as voices of conscience in society when via social media everyone is free to express alternative views and opinions....
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