07 Aug 2019 WACC urges policymakers to revitalize Indigenous languages
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, WACC is drawing attention to the urgent need to promote Indigenous languages at both national and international levels....
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07 Aug 2019 ‘Communal’ commitment needed to revitalize Canada’s Indigenous languages
Every two weeks, at least one of the world’s 7,000 distinct languages “disappear,” the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages warned over a decade ago.
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30 Jul 2019 WACC project among award recipients at 2019 Parker Lecture
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), WACC’s flagship initiative since 1995, will receive the Donald H. McGannon Award at the United Church of Christ’s 37th annual
26 Jul 2019 More efforts needed to implement Access to Information worldwide: UNESCO
A survey conducted by UNESCO has found that 125 of the UN’s 193 member states have enacted right to information laws or similar provisions.
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19 Jul 2019 Starting them young: Indigenous community radio in Colombia conducts training for future media practitioners
Fifty young Kankuamos, Wiwas, Koguis, and Arthuacos recently took part in a media production and communication rights training organized by Tayrona Estereo, an Indigenous community radio station in Colombia....
17 Jul 2019 Advancing Newar Indigenous language, literature and culture via radio
Radio Newa FM, a community radio station based in Kirtipur, Nepal, has launched a series of field visits and dialogues on Indigenous heritage and Indigenous rights across the Kathmandu Valley....
16 Jul 2019 GMMP seeks country coordinators for parts of Asia and Eastern Europe
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), scheduled for 2020, is still in need of volunteer national coordinators for several countries in Asia and Eastern Europe.
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12 Jul 2019 Developing a global spirit of compassion
Youth and climate stand out at UN forum on sustainable development.
09 Jul 2019 Narrow the gaps! The United Nations is listening
UN meetings are often bureaucratic. This one has a sense of urgency.
With its rather dull title, the UN High-Level...
08 Jul 2019 SDGs bound to fail without civil society, access to information
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The growing trend of shrinking civic spaces around the world is likely to end or reverse progress towards reducing inequality, ensuring inclusion, and achieving a sustainable...
05 Jul 2019 WACC welcomes new summer intern
Olivia Michael – an incoming third year student this fall at the University of Toronto, where she is pursuing a double major in health studies and sociology – has joined WACC for...
03 Jul 2019 WACC to send delegates to Madrid conference on communication, technology & human dignity
Program managers Sarah Macharia and Lorenzo Vargas will represent WACC at the 2019 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, scheduled July 7 to 11, in Madrid....
02 Jul 2019 Nepalese Indigenous radio technicians become more handy
From tightening an antenna to changing a busted fuse, 24 Nepalese community radio technicians received a hands-on workshop on radio maintenance and repair organized by Indigenous Community Radio Network (ICRN), a WACC partner....
28 Jun 2019 Queen’s University student grateful for ‘diverse’ internship experience at WACC
A Queen's University student with a keen interest in the intersection of development, communications and human rights, said she is wrapping up her internship at WACC with a newfound understanding of communication rights...
25 Jun 2019 Chiapas community radio promotes communication rights, Indigenous self-determination
A WACC-supported project involving an Indigenous community radio in Chiapas, Mexico, has resulted in the production of 12 programmes on topics such as women’s rights, Indigenous rights and heritage, communication rights, land...
20 Jun 2019 WACC urges communicators to raise awareness about refugees, migrants on World Refugee Day
Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day and WACC is calling on communicators to “create greater awareness among the public” about the plight of displaced people, migrants and refugees worldwide and how...
19 Jun 2019 ‘A new way of doing radio’ in Oaxaca and Hidalgo
Twelve women and 12 men from 10 community and Indigenous radio stations in the states of Oaxaca and Hidalgo, Mexico, have taken part in a WACC-supported media training that left many...
12 Jun 2019 GMMP findings have global impact and influence
In the lead up to the next GMMP in 2020, we look back at some news and feature articles, as well as studies that have used the project's compelling findings....
11 Jun 2019 Global Media Monitoring Project findings ‘serve humanity’
The impact of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) cannot be overstated, says journalist-activist Amie Joof....
07 Jun 2019 Women’s college helps promote gender equality in the Philippines via media monitor
Lynda Garcia, the Global Media Monitoring Project’s (GMMP) national coordinator for the Philippines, describes the participation of Miriam College’s department of communication as a “fulfilling and exciting experience” for students and faculty.
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04 Jun 2019 WACC and World Council of Churches co-sponsor screening of Fe en la Resistencia
WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) are hosting the screening of Fe en la Resistencia (Faith in the Resistance Movement), a documentary on the role of churches and faith communities...
30 May 2019 ‘An inspirational story of grassroots volunteers’
The #MeToo movement has “brought to light some of the gender violence directed against women,” and Glory Dharmaraj wonders whether this would have an effect on the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP)...
28 May 2019 Students gain awareness, contribute to change via gender & media monitor
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) has become a “reference point” for Claudia Padovani’s teaching, research and advocacy activities in Italy....
23 May 2019 Media monitor through gender lens: It’s all about the data
For Hillary Nicholson, the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) has provided useful data that has helped her organization, WMW-Jamaica (formerly Women’s Media Watch) in its advocacy and training of gender/media activists....
21 May 2019 WACC renews its governance structure and vision
WACC’s recently elected global President, Embert Charles, has assumed his role at the head of the organization's new Board of Directors. The Board will serve a four-year term 2019-2023....
21 May 2019 WACC to host panel on migrants at DW Global Media Forum
WACC will be featured in the highly-anticipated DW Global Media Forum scheduled May 27-28 in Bonn, Germany.
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16 May 2019 GMMP: ‘Real-world research, with real-world impact’
Every five years since 1995, the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) has counted on hundreds of volunteers around the world to take a “snapshot” of their country’s media to see how men...
16 May 2019 WACC announces new board of directors
Following the election of Embert Charles as WACC President and Stephen Brown as WACC Treasurer, a new Board of Directors has been appointed commencing June 1, 2019 for a four-year term.
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15 May 2019 ‘Missing SDG’ is theme of latest Media Development journal
The 1/2019 issue of Media Development goes in search of the missing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) that “underpins all the other SDGs.”...
10 May 2019 Board names Stephen Brown WACC treasurer
Stephen Brown will serve another term as treasurer of WACC.
WACC’s Board of Directors named Brown as treasurer from 2019 to 2023. He served in the same capacity from 2015-2019....