21 Sep 2026 The solution to everything?
A free press may not be the solution to everything for a just, sustainable planet, but it is an essential ingredient.25 Aug 2026 Weaving the digital web: Africa’s sovereign AI, community networks, and the ethos of Ubuntu
Rebecca Ryakitimbo The African continent stands at a technological crossroads. As the global race for Artificial Intelligence dominance intensifies, Africa is moving beyond the role of a passive consumer of algorithms. Instead, a continent-wide movement is emerging, one that seeks to reclaim sovereignty over data,...25 Aug 2026 MD 2026/3 Editorial
In his visionary book La technique published in 1954, French philosopher Jacques Ellul wrote, “Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option, but a necessity imposed on all...
10 Aug 2026 El Niño and the fight over what it means
With El Niño sharpening climate disinformation, the time is now to invest in community media – the key channels informing people and building trust.17 May 2026 How frontline communities can drive a better and fairer humanitarian response
Pamela Saab Ground Truth Solutions (GTS) works with crisis-affected communities around the world to ensure their voices shape the systems that are meant to support them. We’re an international NGO, founded in 2012 on a simple but powerful idea: people receiving aid should be in...
17 Apr 2026 WACC partners advance rights-based approach at landmark communication gathering in Latin America
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean joined hundreds of communication practitioners, community media organizations, universities, and civil society actors from more than 20 countries at the 3rd Festival JUNTANZA for Communication from Our America in Quito, Ecuador. The gathering, hosted at...16 Feb 2026 Media Development 2026/1 articles
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Media Development 2026/1 articles Media Development 2026-1 online magazine and pdf Editorial WSIS+20, COP30 and a just digital climate transition Climate adaptation for empowerment, inclusivity and justice When AI meets Indigenous Knowledge: Climate resilience in...
26 Jan 2026 The red thread in the news
Recent headlines I read run from the latest attempts by Donald Trump to own Greenland to Taylor Swift becoming the second–youngest ever inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. There doesn’t seem to be a connection, but there is – digital technology. Whether it’s the...