Concerned citizens protesting in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: MEI. WACC deplores the escalating violence taking place in Egypt and the deteriorating political situation. It calls on media practitioners inside and outside the country...
Global communication organizations call for freedom of media in post-conflict Syria.
...Greater freedom and internet access for citizens has been met with increased state control, systematic surveillance and censorship of the web....
The latest version of Take Back the Tech! campaign is evaluating its 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence. The campaign, which ran from Nov. 25-Dec. 10,...
Media outlets face retribution if they appear to take sides....
Time to come clean about the politicization of science....
Global e-waste could reach annual levels of 65.4 million tonnes by 2017....
Supporting professional formation for the Church's ministry in communications....
Survey finds reportage of rural poverty issues by Nigerian print media is relatively low.
...The Toronto-based IFEX network notes in a website story that “there are far too many countries where news and content providers constantly face a very special and formidable form of...
The Rev. Romi Márcia Bencke, general secretary of the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil (CONIC), was honoured on Dec. 12 with a Human Rights Award presented to her...
Article 19 joins with four NGOs to argue that access to information is central to the post-2015 development agenda....
Japan’s legislature, the Diet, on Dec. 6 passed a highly contentious state secrets protection bill into law, despite protests from the opposition, the public and church leaders....
Panel reviews communication rights, community radio and role of journalists in advancing social and economic justice.
International human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 publishes report on freedom of expression and ICTs.
...Tireless ambassador for the role of film in society and for advancing human values and human rights....
The latest issue of WACC's international journal Media Development (4/2013) takes the theme "Building alliances for gender and media"....
Publication examines importance of media and entertainment in advancing a nonkilling world...
With bright colours and many photos, WACC’s new web site is vibrant and dynamic....
In the spirit of promoting gender equality in the Media, UNESCO and partners have launched a video calling for action on gender equality and women's empowerment in and through media...
Communication rights were highlighted at the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) during a workshop given on Wednesday 6 November. Moderated by WACC President Dr....
WACC’s new logo will be presented at the Oct. 28 annual general meeting of members in Busan, South Korea, after members of the Executive Committee reviewed it at...
The IFEX network notes that the reality of the modern world is that governments have greater capabilities to carry out invasive surveillance of citizens, no matter...
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WACC to join with WCC to sponsor four teams of eight community radio journalists to take part in the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Korea.
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