The solution to everything?
A free press may not be the solution to everything for a just, sustainable planet, but it is an essential ingredient....
21 September, 2026
From the bottom up: Rethinking climate communication
We need a new approach to climate communication – a bottom-up perspective that understands communication as a right. ...
07 September, 2026
Data centres, rare earth minerals, and complacency
Data centers are here to stay. We may not be. There is still time – maybe – to act wisely....
24 August, 2026
El Niño and the fight over what it means
With El Niño sharpening climate disinformation, the time is now to invest in community media – the key channels informing people and building...
10 August, 2026
The beautiful game in a connected world
In this World Cup, we took home an invisible trophy. Outrage spread online, flowing parallel to the real-time streaming of the game....
27 July, 2026
3 conferences, 3 contrasts: Where does digital justice go from here?
Last week, Geneva hosted three meetings – each with the potential, in its own way, to reshape how the world communicates and relates.The...
14 July, 2026
Language loss and AI
Will artificial intelligence (AI) help or hinder the survival of minority languages into the next century? According to Ethnologue, a database of the world’s...
29 June, 2026
Reclaiming the beautiful game – and communication – for the common good
It's time for football and communication to benefit communities, not generate profits, argues WACC Director of Programs Lorenzo Vargas. ...
15 June, 2026
AI everything – Except humanity
We’re talking about AI but with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. If the silos endure, risks will too. ...
01 June, 2026
Digital justice – the good news
I seem to spend a lot of my working days reading, writing, and speaking about the harms and risks of our increasing digitalization,...
18 May, 2026
Reclaiming digital technology to build a fairer, safer, and more inclusive world
Is it any wonder people are in thrall to the power and vicarious thrill of digital technologies when many acclaimed films and TV...
04 May, 2026
The beginning of the end of the attention economy?
On 25 March 2026, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that harmed a young user...
20 April, 2026