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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, announced that due to escalating uncertainty brought about by the civil war in Syria and at the request of local hosts, it...
The General Secretary of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), Rev. Dr Karin Achtelstetter, has congratulated the Rev. Dr Julia Helmke upon her election as president of the International...
WACC partner Globethics.net said it is looking for ideas, reactions and proposals related to its new discussion paper, "Ethics in the Information Society: the Nine 'P's. A Discussion Paper for the...
The Canadian-based organization Open Media International announced on May 16 that it is launching an international coalition called "Our Fair Deal," seeking to counter the potential restrictions on the Internet posed...
In Myanmar, Agape Community Services went to the Kalay-Kabaw Valley, one of the highest risk areas of HIV transmission in the country, to design a project that would be a...
The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2013 is “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media”. How can WACC members and partners help bring about such a...
The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), where the theme will be “God of life, lead us to justice and peace,” will take place in Busan, Republic...
Estela de Carlotto — subject of a film that was awarded the SIGNIS-WACC Human Rights Award — on 24 April met Pope Francis and urged him to open the Vatican Archives...
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...
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.
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...
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....
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}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...
{wacc location="Eskisehir, Turkey"} {teaser}WACC is one of the founding organizations of the International Society for Media, Religion and Culture.{/teaser} By Dr Stephen Brown
An International Society for Media, Religion and Culture...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Armenian film about guilt, forgiveness and the hope of reconciliation receives prize at the Golden Apricot Film Festival.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Communication partners are invited to submit Concept Notes for projects starting in early 2013. The deadline is 3 September 2012.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Communicators meeting in Rio declare communication a good that belongs to all.{/teaser}
Civil society organizations (CSOs) and social movements attending Rio+20, the UN summit on sustainable development held in...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} For the second year running WACC has decided not to award any prizes in its annual photo competition.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}WACC notes with great sadness the death of Fr Pierre Babin, a pioneer in electronic and digital media.{/teaser}
Pierre Babin (1925-2012), who died in Lyons, France, 9 May, was...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}WACC and SIGNIS name Verdades verdaderas (True truths) to receive their joint Human Rights Award 2011.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}WACC congratulates the magazine Index on Censorship on its successful and vital work on freedom of expression.{/teaser}
Index believes that freedom of expression is the foundation...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}WACC partner in Ghana works with journalists and media practitioners to avoid election violence later this year.{/teaser}
Journalism, they say, is the Fourth Estate because...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}On International Women's Day, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) pays tribute to women writers and journalists.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has redesigned its logo to include a new tagline “Communication for All”.{/teaser}By Philip Lee, WACC Deputy-Director of Programs
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} WACC calls on its members and partners to celebrate and support World Radio Day 13 February 2012.{/teaser} WACC calls on its members and partners to celebrate...
The Centre for Communication Rights facilitates people’s informed and democratic participation in decision-making processes about issues that directly affect their lives.
Despite the rapid spread of digital technologies, millions of people on...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} WACC’s Vision Statement is now “Communication for all”.{/teaser}By Philip Lee, WACC Deputy Director Programmes
The WACC Board of Directors met on 15 November 2011 to...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}The Catholic Media Council is carrying out a survey to discover in what ways community members participate in local and community radio stations.{/teaser}
{wacc location="Brussels, Belgium"} {teaser}The climate of impunity for crimes against female journalists constitutes a serious threat to the most fundamental of free expression rights.{/teaser}Media Release: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ),...
{wacc location="Africa"} {teaser} Dutch foundation Stem van Afrika has launched a call for proposals for community and local radio stations in Africa.{/teaser}