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The United Nations Population Fund in Belarus is translating into Russian the Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism published by WACC and the International Federation of Journalists(IFJ), which is already available in English,...
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The International Press Centre (IPC) in Lagos, Nigeria, in partnership with the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), announced the start of a 12-month media monitoring project designed to improve media...
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is saddened to learn of the death of the Rev. Dr. Emilio Castro, a former general secretary of the World Council of Churches...
Dr. Sarah Macharia, WACC Programme Manager for Media and Gender Justice, presented a workshop at the Religion Communicators' Council (RCC) convention in Indianapolis, which ran from April 4 to 6, exploring...
Cultural Survival, an organization that partners with indigenous peoples to defend their lands, languages and cultures, announced it will be hosting a webinar on April 8 on the topic...
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The Research Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED) in Vietnam announced it has produced a new Vietnamese-language training resource on gender-sensitive journalism. ...
The Global Ethics Forum 2013 will take place on 27 and 28 June 2013 at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. WACC is a partner with Global Ethics. ...
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Freedom of expression, media pluralism, cultural diversity and gender equality perspectives are central to the future of knowledge societies, according to a UNESCO meeting in Paris reviewing progress since the...
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) announced that, starting in the first quarter of 2013, its flagship publication will be produced only in a digital format. The quarterly international...
The WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award for 2012 has been given to the documentary filmForbidden Voices, directed by Barbara Miller, according to an announcement from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC). ...
The Lutheran Mediahouse in Bavaria (Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. / EPV) announced it has launched a new prize for comics/graphic novels called the Gramic Prize, which will be awarded...
A UNESCO meeting at the end of February offered civil society an opportunity to reclaim the place of communication rights in the global information and communication society, WACC Director Dr...
WACC celebrates World Radio Day on February 15 -- a day dedicated to celebrating radio as a medium.Recently WACC introduced a new initiative in support of community radio as a...
WACC Programme Manager Dr. Sarah Macharia on 8 February conducted a workshop that explored the gender dimensions of communication rights, specifically whether women are represented fairly in the news media. ...
WACC hosted a consultation from Feb. 11 to 13 in Nairobi with partners and organisations with shared interests to discuss WACC's new strategic plan and inform its work for the...
More than 100 women and children living with or affected by HIV and AIDS pour into a healthcare centre in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, for monthly counselling. They are...
WACC and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) collaborated on a new resource to promote gender ethical journalism. ...
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Fijian human rights activist and Methodist clergyman Rev. Akuila Yabaki is facing judicial proceedings in his struggle for greater freedom of opinion and expression in his home country....
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As digital publishing continues to evolve dramatically, WACC has produced its first electronic annual report in a move towards a stronger digital presence and online platform....
A recent survey on communication rights conducted by WACC has concluded that greater understanding of communication rights can strengthen participatory development and facilitate achieving the Millennium Development Goals...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Busan Statement impacts crucial debates on Christian communication.{/teaser}WCC News
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Recent debates on the role of Christian communication are being impacted by...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} Internet freedom is rooted in key principles of US Bill of Rights.{/teaser}
By María Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager
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After the boycott of the Internet on 18...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Exploring the changing face of global and local televangelism on a television screen near you.{/teaser}
WACC's former director of studies, Pradip N. Thomas, and WACC's current deputy-director of programmes...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} On International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, August 9, WACC is calling on civil society organizations and governments to support community radio.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Professor Cees Hamelink, a leading proponent of communication rights for all, is recipient of a prestigious award from the University of Queensland.{/teaser}
Human rights professor Cees Hamelink was awarded...
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