10 Mar 2025 Gender equality: Braking the downward slide
2025 is a year of notable international anniversaries. This past Saturday, March 8, was the 50th anniversary of International Women’s Day being held on that date. (The commemoration of women’s day itself goes back over a hundred years ago.) In July, the World Summit on...
27 Feb 2025 WACC Europe webinar highlights gender gaps in media across Europe
How are women represented in the media, what progress has been made, and what is the role of communicators in shaping a more gender-sensitive media landscape? As part of the WACC Europe Morning Discussion series, communicators and media professionals gathered online on 18 February under...
27 Jan 2025 Big Tech undermine free speech and democracy
The right to freedom of expression alone is not enough to protect democratic communication and public debate, which are the cornerstones of society. This right, while essential, does not create avenues to address power imbalances in how people communicate and shape public opinion. A tech...18 Nov 2024 An Invitation to Consider a Progressive and Decolonial Civil Society Agenda for WSIS+20
Clemencia Rodriguez (Colombia/USA), Seán Ó Siochrú (Ireland), Parminder Jeet Singh (India) The fictional portrait below of Nelly and her family living in a media and digital world is based on research conducted by the authors as well as secondary sources. The reality of the struggle...18 Nov 2024 Why Al Jazeera’s news coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza has gained global credibility
Kiran Hassan The Council of Europe defines the role of media in conflict situations and wars as critical to providing the public with accurate and timely information. It suggests that the supply of trustworthy news and images contributes to the protection of civilians and conflict...
16 Sep 2024 Summit of a Future for All?
“Summit of the Future” sounds a bit like an Avengers movie. It is in fact a much-anticipated (and much-hyped) United Nations event on 22–23 September that aims to address the critical issues that are increasingly transforming lives – issues such as climate change, digital governance,...17 Aug 2024 Community radios for peace building
Suman Basnet Nepal suffered a decade-long civil war fought between the Maoist guerillas and government forces from early 1996 till the end of 2006; it ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006. The conflict caused the death of approximately...
02 Jul 2024 “Just Digital” course launched to help ecumenical users navigate wisely online
Ecumenical partners today are launching “Big Issues in Small Bytes,” the first module of “Just Digital,” a fun, self-directed online course aiming to help individuals and groups navigate wisely online and advocate effectively. The e-learning course has been created by the World Association for Christian...