04 Apr 2022 Media Activism Against Extractivism
Social movements need to embrace participatory media practices to organize in their struggles against an extractivist economic model A hugely significant bill has been making its way through the Brazilian congress. According to Amazon Watch, Bill 191/2020 is a piece of legislation that “in addition...
14 Feb 2022 In what ways has the digital era changed the notion of public space?
Working Group An international working group prepared the following paper for the symposium on “Communication for Social Justice in the Digital Age”, which took place in Berlin and online September 13-15, 2021. It sets out an understanding of public space today, outlines what issues are...
24 Nov 2021 Media Development 2021/4 Editorial
By Philip Lee Towards the end of 2020, Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, made a commitment to its readers and supporters: “The global climate crisis is the emergency of our times. Amid all the fear and sadness of 2020, it remains the overwhelming...
21 Feb 2021 The future of cinema is the future of us all
By Gabriella Lettini The early days of filmmaking led scholars, artists, and intellectuals of the era to engage in heated discussions on whether cinema was an artistic expression at all or merely a new form of technology and on how cinema was different from any...
12 Jul 2019 Developing a global spirit of compassion
Youth and climate stand out at UN forum on sustainable development.