03 Feb 2014 Peace song re-released in South Pacific
“True Harmony,” a Christian song of peace, has acquired a new life in the South Pacific, to communicate its message to the world. The anthem came from a...
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31 Jan 2014 Bhagwan Rolls cited as “woman of distinction”
Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, executive director of FemLINKPACIFIC in Fiji and a WACC partner, has been awarded the 2014 Women of Distinction Award from the NGO-Committee on the Status...
30 Jan 2014 FemLINKpacific celebrates World Radio Day
This year's World Radio Day is very important for WACC partner FemLINKpacific, which is using it to launch a series of events leading up to the 10th anniversary...
29 Jan 2014 GMMP 2015 to have “ambassadors”
The WACC-coordinated fifth Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), scheduled for 2015, will inaugurate the concept of “International GMMP Ambassadors,” who will represent the regions in which the GMMP...
28 Jan 2014 New projects to help people communicate
The list of small projects being supported by WACC in 2014 includes a Brazilian group that challenges racist and sexist stereotypes in that country’s media, a center in Zimbabwe that...
24 Jan 2014 Egypt urgently needs balanced media
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...
22 Jan 2014 Call to safeguard media freedom in post-conflict Syria
Global communication organizations call for freedom of media in post-conflict Syria.
...16 Jan 2014 Internet freedom at risk in Pakistan
Greater freedom and internet access for citizens has been met with increased state control, systematic surveillance and censorship of the web....
15 Jan 2014 Using technology to end gender violence
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,...
13 Jan 2014 Communication rights at risk in Central African Republic
Media outlets face retribution if they appear to take sides....
10 Jan 2014 Biased media cloud climate change
Time to come clean about the politicization of science....
07 Jan 2014 E-waste rising dramatically says report
Global e-waste could reach annual levels of 65.4 million tonnes by 2017....
06 Jan 2014 Scholarships for church communicators
Supporting professional formation for the Church's ministry in communications....
02 Jan 2014 Study: Nigeria needs better coverage of rural poverty
Survey finds reportage of rural poverty issues by Nigerian print media is relatively low.
...18 Dec 2013 Censorship and repression in the name of religion
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...
17 Dec 2013 Brazilian government presents Human Rights Award to Romi Bencke
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...
13 Dec 2013 Call to strengthen access to information across all sectors and at all levels
Article 19 joins with four NGOs to argue that access to information is central to the post-2015 development agenda....
12 Dec 2013 Japan’s Christian Council opposes state secrets bill
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....
11 Dec 2013 Highlighting media and good governance on Human Rights Day
Panel reviews communication rights, community radio and role of journalists in advancing social and economic justice.
04 Dec 2013 ICTs, international standards and freedom of expression
International human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 publishes report on freedom of expression and ICTs.
...03 Dec 2013 WACC confers Honorary Life Membership on Hans Hodel
Tireless ambassador for the role of film in society and for advancing human values and human rights....
29 Nov 2013 Media Development pursues gender equality
The latest issue of WACC's international journal Media Development (4/2013) takes the theme "Building alliances for gender and media"....
27 Nov 2013 Center for Global Nonkilling publishes “Nonkilling Media” book
Publication examines importance of media and entertainment in advancing a nonkilling world...
22 Nov 2013 WACC launches redesigned web site
With bright colours and many photos, WACC’s new web site is vibrant and dynamic....
14 Nov 2013 UNESCO launches video on a global alliance on media and gender
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...
08 Nov 2013 WACC workshop illustrates communication rights in practice
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....
31 Oct 2013 Genuine communication underlies peace with justice
At the opening of the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 29 October 2013, the moderator of the WCC’s Central Committee identified...
27 Oct 2013 WACC launches new logo as part of its communications strategy
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...
24 Oct 2013 Taking on government surveillance in the privacy/national security debate
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...