14 Feb 2022 Dreaming of the common good
By Dennis Smith Since time unremembered, humankind has used language, gesture, and other symbolic systems to create meaning in common. And from these distant beginnings to today’s social media platforms, competing power elites have struggled to control access to and dictate the terms of distribution...14 Feb 2022 Corona, the digital divide and Indigenous peoples
By Donn J. Tilson Black swan events come as a surprise, have a major effect, and are dismissed afterward according to their historical significance – World War I, the 1918 influenza pandemic, 9-11. Add to the list the Corona-19 pandemic, which has disrupted world economies,...
24 Jan 2022 Strategic Plan 2022-2026 (Gutenberg test)
Preamble Vision and Mission The Communication Rights Mandate The Global Environment Preamble Since its founding in 1968, the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has sought to bring about societies in which all people everywhere are able to engage in transparent, informed, and democratic debate....
18 Jan 2022 WACC project trains journalists to transform coverage of migrants, refugees
Three WACC Regional Associations are collaborating on a pioneering initiative to help journalists cover refugee and migration issues “ethically and accurately,” to enable refugees and migrants speak out on their behalf, and to strengthen NGOs working with migrants and refugees to work with news media...
14 Sep 2021 ‘Reclaim democratic public communication spaces,’ WACC members, partners urge
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WACC members and partners are calling for a movement to “reclaim democratic public communication spaces” in both the analogue and digital spheres, which would strengthen marginalized voices, guarantee the right of citizens to own and control their data, information, and knowledge, and uphold social justice,...
02 Aug 2021 MD 2021/3 Editorial
The World Bank notes that the public sphere “is an ideal of good and accountable governance. Its requisites are free flows of information, free expression, and free debate. The ideal public sphere is truly participatory and the best protection against abuse of power.”1 Requisites beg...
17 May 2021 Public service journalism at its very best
Reporters Without Borders has underlined growing concerns about a steady decline of press freedom in several European Union member states, including Greece, Malta, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia. In “‘Worrying picture’: Journalists in Europe face increasing risk, press freedom group warns” (The Guardian, 14 April...