23 Apr 2025 Vote for communication rights in WSIS contest profiling digital success stories
WACC members, friends, and partners have a unique chance to promote communication rights in practice on a global stage by voting for network entries nominated for the WSIS Prizes 2025. The contest, run by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), recognizes activities that...
08 Apr 2025 Project shines light on stories of migrant women and girls in Latin America
A WACC-supported project is using podcasts and curated storytelling to raise awareness of the lived experience of migrant women and girls in Latin America and the need to recognize climate change as a driver of forced migration. Run by ALC Noticias, an ecumenical communications agency,...
24 Mar 2025 An assault on the words we use
Conservative attacks on “DEI” and “woke”* policies and practices in the United States intensified in the run up to the presidential election. So, it should not come as a complete surprise that from the moment of Donald Trump’s inauguration, an assault on “diversity, equity, and...
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...