Participants at the 4th World Forum on Free Media, meeting in Tunis 22-28 March, adopted a World Charter of Free Media in support of “communication that is both pluralistic and engaged.”...
To mark International Development Week, 1-7 February 2015, WACC is beginning a short series of articles highlighting a communications project in Zimbabwe tackling the plight of child brides.
...Communication is not merely a tool; it should be viewed as an essence of being and an agent for change, said the Rev. Karin Achtelstetter, WACC General Secretary, in a keynote speech delivered Jan. 19 at a Council for World Mission conference in...
Communication must be lifted up as a fundamental human right and communicators called to practise an ethics of freedom and accountability.
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The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) has called on U.N. member states to include strong provisions on gender, media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the post- 2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
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WACC has launched a section of its website featuring short video clips on key themes related to communication rights.
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Globethics.net has announced publication of a new book that examines how the world of digital technology is reshaping communications and the implications for society, culture and politics.
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Internet users from across the globe have created a crowdsourced vision for free expression online. The Our Digital Future report explores the lived experiences of Internet users, artists,...
The theme of the Deutsche Well Global Media Forum 2015 is "Media and foreign policy in the digital age". It will explore how the culture of politics is changing, and the opportunities and risks facing foreign policy.
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Indigenous peoples are being heard in New York during a week of activism on climate change, native people’s rights and indigenous philanthropy.
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