16 Sep 2014 Difficult times face Pacific Island communicators
The quarterly journal Media Development in its new issue highlights social, economic and communications challenges affecting the...
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16 Sep 2014 Media freedom in a digital age
Open Society Foundations publishes new report investigating the forces affecting digital media and journalism in 56 countries worldwide....
15 Sep 2014 Listen to the voices of young people
To mark the International Day of Democracy on Sept. 15, 2014, WACC is calling on its worldwide network of members and partners to strengthen the voices of young people in the...
12 Sep 2014 Seven Years of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 13 marks seven years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
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08 Sep 2014 Join the ‘Bali road map’ call to action
A new “truly human-centered” approach to development should include “freedom of expression and media development,” according to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.
...03 Sep 2014 Montréal festival honours “Cape Nostalgia” and “Melody”
The Montréal World Film Festival’s Ecumenical Jury announced that it awarded its top prize to “Cape Nostalgia / Fushigi Na Misaki No Monoga,” directed by Izuru Naroshima of Japan.
26 Aug 2014 Who makes the news in Palestinian media?
A recent study of Palestinian media shows that women are vastly under-represented on both sides of the news report, as journalists and in the content.
...21 Aug 2014 Should communications be on the UN’s development agenda?
The Toronto-based IFEX network notes in a website story that the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has been lobbying the U.N. to include access to information in the official Agenda for...
20 Aug 2014 Support WACC’s work on communication rights
Supporters of WACC are seeing the results of its global work advancing communication rights in the 2013 annual report
...19 Aug 2014 Help advance gender justice
WACC-Africa and project partners identified ways to advance communication rights and gender justice at a forum on Gender and Communication in Africa at War and in Peace, held...
14 Aug 2014 WACC vice president awarded honorary doctorate
WACC Global Vice President Praxedis Bouwman has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Academy of Ecumenical Indian Theology and Church Administration, which cited her “national and international inter-denominational...
11 Aug 2014 WACC says migrant children need to be heard
As the U.S. debates the status of undocumented/unaccompanied migrant children at its southern border, the World Association for Christian Communication is stressing that their right to freedom of...
07 Aug 2014 WACC ‘No-Nonsense Guide’ focuses on citizen journalism
WACC has published a new “No-Nonsense Guide” that examines “citizen journalism and freedom of expression.”
...30 Jul 2014 One-year projects promote communication rights
WACC partners with many different groups worldwide to promote communication rights by means of one-year-long initiatives under different programme areas....
28 Jul 2014 UN report asks what price privacy today?
Report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council paints a disturbing picture of intrusive technological surveillance.
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22 Jul 2014 WACC joins FAO advisory group
WACC has accepted an invitation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) to join an advisory group preparing for the Read More
18 Jul 2014 UNESCO-initiated alliance appoints WACC to steering committee
The UNESCO-initiated Global Alliance on Media & Gender (GAMAG ) has named WACC to its International Steering Committee, which will guide...
09 Jul 2014 WACC joins ACT Alliance
WACC has been accepted as a member of ACT Alliance, a coalition of more than 140 churches and affiliated organizations working together in 140 countries to create positive and...
27 Jun 2014 Film as storytelling and ritual
The spring issue of the quarterly publication Media Development considers the art of storytelling in the context of church and of cinema.
23 Jun 2014 Communication rights gather strength in Bolivia
A public presentation of the achievements of a WACC project on "Communication Rights and Marginalized People in Bolivia" took place in Toronto 23 June 2014.
23 Jun 2014 Article 19 calls on U.N. to protect free speech
Article 19, speaking on behalf of 63 civil society groups, has urged the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) to strengthen protections for...
20 Jun 2014 Michael Waters: Hip-hop is communication
Quoting hip-hop culture and poet Maya Angelou, pastor Michael W. Waters on June 19 in Toronto addressed communication rights as he reflected upon the African-American community’s struggle to...
18 Jun 2014 Growing concern for safety of Mauritanian human rights activist
Call for solidarity with Mauritanian human rights activist Aminetou Mint El Moctar.
...17 Jun 2014 Jewish Broadcasting wins Hilversum prizes
The winner of the prize for best programme at the European TV Festival of Religious Programmes 2014 was the Dutch Jewish Broadcasting network (Joodse Omroep)...
16 Jun 2014 Communication rights and religion focus of WACC Summer School
A Summer School on “Communication and Religion” is taking place 16-21 June...
11 Jun 2014 Festival of Religious Programmes is underway
The European Television Festival of Religious Programmes has begun in Hilversum, the Netherlands, exploring whether religious expression is (still) taking place in public space or whether it has...
06 Jun 2014 Public event on strengthening rights in Bolivia
A public presentation of the achievements of a WACC project on "Communication Rights and Marginalized People in Bolivia" will take place in Toronto on Monday 23 June 2014....
05 Jun 2014 GMMP Ambassador: Editor/Publisher Nadia Al-Sakkaf
The principles of the Yemen Times newspaper are “independence – truth -- human rights advocacy -- knowledge – credibility” and Nadia Al-Sakkaf lives this credo every day in...
04 Jun 2014 An evening with Michael W. Waters
Pastor and preacher Michael W. Waters will be in Toronto on Thursday 19 June 2014 to speak about faith, life, and communicating today....
30 May 2014 Kenya media council features WACC-funded project
A Kenyan magazine, The Media Observer, in its January-March 2014 issue featured an article on a WACC-supported project that monitored gender portrayal and representation in the nation’s political news. “Are...