07 Mar 2017 WACC plays its part on International Women’s Day
Ending news media sexism is crucial to achieving gender equality....
Ending news media sexism is crucial to achieving gender equality....
Helping to support the communication rights of all, especially the poorest, most excluded, and most vulnerable people and communities.
...The AGM will review documents related to 2016.
...Hungarian film wins Golden Bear and prize of Ecumenical Jury.
...Murri Selle - “an indefatigable supporter of WACC’s mission.”
...Our never ending fascination with new technologies of communication.
...Marking World Radio Day, WACC promotes the communication rights of local communities.
...Empowering women broadcasters from three community radio stations in central Uganda.
...A panoramic film that adds up to more than the sum of its parts.
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Report promotes freedom of expression as a basic human right that allows people to express socioeconomic, political and cultural rights.
...WACC is bringing brings 19 project partners from 17 countries to participate in a consultation on “Gender and Media: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post 2015 Era”.
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Information on how-to on install a community provider using radio, cable, or a mesh network.
...An ancient form of communication recounts India's long history.
...The WACC UK AGM will review documents related to 2015.
...Threats to cartoonists are a barometer of free speech in today's multicultural and multifaith societies.
...Simon Chambers, newly appointed ACT Alliance Head of Communications, finds warm welcome at WACC General Secretariat.
...Devising ways of ensuring that persons with disabilities can fully realise their right to freedom of expression and information.
...In many countries, community radio was established as a response to different kinds of struggle about socio-economic or cultural issues. In Nigeria, the establishment of community broadcasting is related to...
Democracy activist and journalist Emily Lau spoke to participants attending the WACC consultation on “Linking Communication Rights to the Sustainable Development Goals”, Hong Kong, 16 December 2016.
...Call to encourage and assist national advocacy to change media policy and journalistic practice.
...Some media networks worldwide are offering alternative political visions.
...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...
Turkish researchers unable to share their knowledge at the most important global meeting of media and communication researchers.
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Summer School to study the links between media, religion, and globalization.
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Community radio station in the front-line of a struggle against land-grabbing.
...Information and communications technology sector has a role to play in protecting and promoting free expression.
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Summer interns take up responsibilities at WACC office in Toronto.
...A mobile-friendly platform to respond to the needs of audiences and promote the growth of talent, leadership and learning in journalism.
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Radio Okapi director reflects on how the station has contributed to peace-building and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Ahm Bazlur Rahman has been named to the jury that will decide Free Press Award....
Shared understanding of communication highlighted at General Assembly.
...It's legal: the Federal Communications Commission can enforce rules that ensure equal access to the Internet.
...For WACC Corporate and Individual members.
...Article examines ways that the media fuel Islamophobia, an irrational hatred of Islam and Muslims.
The Rev. Dr Hans W. Florin, former WACC General Secretary, has died after a short illness.
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Latest edition of WACC's international journal tackles one of today's most contentious issues.
...Clear implementation strategies are now needed following the World Humanitarian Summit.
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Ecumenical Jury awards its prize to Xavier Dolan’s film “It’s Only the End of the World”.
...World Humanitarian Summit will open in Istanbul, Turkey, to praise and criticism.
...WACC members and partners can exchange opinions and comments on its new blog, Kaleidoscope.
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Some media in Europe have succumbed to reporting based on stereotypes and used the actions of Islamists to stigmatize Muslim populations.
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WACC is represented by program manager Lorenzo Vargas at World Communion of Reformed Churches meeting.
...WACC and Cultural Survival join forces to support community radio initiatives.
...The film festival is in full swing.
...Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) issues materials focusing on: How far have we come since the adoption of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration?
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Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication’s has received the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize 2016.
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WACC staff are addressing freedom of expression and gender equality at events organized by UNESCO and the Government of Finland.
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WACC partners with network specialising in disaster communications.
...WACC supports Interfaith Climate Change Statement and urges government action.
...ACT Alliance unveils a new mechanism to support the advocacy work of its members and forums.
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Religious values and organizations are vitally important to the success of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals....
Rise of social media has affected news coverage of religion.
...RCC 2016 panel of experts says faith groups need to navigate religious differences as powerful as the causes they espouse.
...Censored Voices, directed by Mor Loushy, has received the SIGNIS-WACC Human Rights Award 2015. It highlights the darkest side of the history of the Six-Day War of...
Agreement vows to scale up media focus on women’s rights and gender equality issues through editorial coverage and decisions, complemented by gender-sensitive corporate practices.
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U.N. panel of experts calls for coordinated action to combat sexism in the portrayal of women in news and popular culture.
...Launched of “Net of Rights,” a short film exploring the link between Internet protocols and human rights online.
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Commission on the Status of Women 60th session includes panel discussion on gender equality in the media.
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WACC announces Summer School on “Communication and Religion" 23-31 July 2016 in Manchester, Jamaica.
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For International Women's Day, WACC calls for action to end news media sexism by 2020.
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New online resource dedicated to the life and work of Robert Geisendörfer,
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Media Development article focuses on vital role of community radio in Guatemala.
...Fuocoammare / Fire at Sea wins Ecumenical Jury Prize at Berlin Film Festival.
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The concept of communication rights, as it has developed over the last 40 years, has contributed to the cause of social justice around the world, notes the current...
WACC pays tribute to the German journalist Hans-Wolfgang Hessler, former member of its Board of Directors and president of WACC Europe.
...WACC presents proposal to monitor media coverage of religion as contribution to sustainable development and peace.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Photo: United Nations. The German government – which has said “religion matters” in meeting the world’s challenges -- is sponsoring a conference in Berlin from Feb....
Protecting the communication rights of migrants is essential to the concepts of freedom, democracy and justice.
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World Radio Day is a global celebration of the contribution that radio broadcasters make to people and societies everywhere.
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