02 Dec 2016 Media freedom in Pacific Island democracies
Particular communication challenges face Pacific Islanders in areas where democracy is still contested.
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Particular communication challenges face Pacific Islanders in areas where democracy is still contested.
...New project to assess media portrayal of refugees in Europe and promote their rights to speak on their own behalf....
Media have a critical role to play in ending gender-based violence....
In today's mediated world, there are now thousands of competing narratives of any event.
...Achievement of GMMP and WACC networks recognized in their struggle for gender justice worldwide.
...Discovering new ways to be effective as well as strategic.
...Opportunity to underline the important role of communication rights in all aspects of sustainable development.
...Migration and refugees was the theme of this year's festival.
...Honouring journalists who have a strong commitment to press freedom and independent information.
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WACC partners are starting six new communication projects in five different regions.
...WACC supports Diaspora Film Festival and Syria Film Festival, both in Toronto, Canada.
...The continued dominance of traditional journalism practice in Swaziland’s media landscape is under threat.
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Encouraging and supporting feminist women of faith in spiritual leadership and decision-making roles.
...The struggle for peace includes the struggle for the right to communicate....
In 2016, the theme of the U.N.’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct. 17) is “Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all...
Local media are the active watchdogs that democratic communities need to stay healthy.
...Publication folds after 140 years in print.
...Creating topic-specific platforms that filter out Internet "noise".
...The Executive Committee includes the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and General Secretary plus six additional members of the Board.
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An exploration of how participatory media contribute to greater public awareness.
...A service to give thanks for new leadership took place Wednesday 7 September 2016 at Hope United Church, next to the WACC General Secretariat in Toronto, Canada.
...WACC’s board of directors, meeting in Toronto 6-9 September 2016, is reviewing the organization’s strategic plan, financial planning, and governance matters.
...Digital technologies are having a profound impact on the relationship between local and traditional media.
...New report explores the views and experiences with communications in communities affected by the Nepal earthquakes in 2015.
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WACC project partner receives leadership award for improving women's quality of life.
...World Forum on Free Media gathers citizen and independent journalists, community media practitioners, free software developers, and communication rights activists....
Swedish research project to incorporate WACC's Global Media Monitoring Project.
...Media and communication researchers recall an illustrious past and look forward to a vibrant future.
...Successful WACC Summer School concludes in Mandeville, Jamaica.
...WACC is currently holding its biennial Summer School in Mandeville, Jamaica, in collaboration with the Northern Caribbean University (NCU). The Summer School, which started on July 25 and...