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10 Feb 2020 Diversity important in public broadcasting, says WACC on World Radio Day

Posted at 15:43h in Citizen Journalism, Latin America, News, Statements and Calls to Action, Statements and Calls to Action 0 Comments

On February 13, World Radio Day, WACC Global joins UNESCO in urging radio stations worldwide to “uphold diversity, both in their newsroom and on the airwaves.” WACC also encourages its members to celebrate the contributions of community radio, which remain the most accessible medium for disadvantaged and...

22 Jan 2020 Becoming familiar with SDGs and climate change in Kwéyòl

Posted at 15:21h in Climate Justice, News 0 Comments

About 75 Kwéyòl-speaking Saint Lucians have now increased their knowledge of the language of climate change and sustainable development in Kwéyòl, thanks to a WACC-supported project developed by the Folk Research Centre (FRC). FRC is a local NGO devoted to the research, study, recording and...

19 Dec 2019 WACC, CAMECO share vision of ’empowering people and communities on the margins’

Posted at 14:34h in Communication Rights, News, WACC Europe 0 Comments

WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher recently presented a workshop on “Upholding Human Rights and Social Justice in the Digital Age” during the 50th anniversary international conference of the Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) held in Aachen, Germany. The conference, Communicating From and With the Margins, was held November...

09 Dec 2019 Project addresses ‘xenophobic discourse’ in Dominican Republic media, digital platforms

Posted at 14:25h in News 0 Comments

In response to rising xenophobia and racism in the Dominican Republic, WACC partner Espacio de Comunicación Insular has launched an awareness raising campaign on the issue and is developing a guide for ethical and inclusive journalism. “In recent years, and especially since the 2015 court ruling that undermined...

19 Nov 2019 Giving voice to Georgia’s Generation Z

Posted at 11:38h in Communication Rights, Europe, News 0 Comments

One hundred students from four public and one private school in Georgia are now providing weekly broadcast and blogs on issues that matter to them, including human rights, gender equality and bullying, thanks to a WACC-supported project. WACC partner Helping Hand, a women-run civil society organisation...

26 Sep 2019 WACC president urges board, members to ‘get into the trenches again’

Posted at 09:55h in News 0 Comments

President Embert Charles has urged WACC’s new Board of Directors to roll up their sleeves to “reenergise our global movement, regroup and give a stronger voice to the regions.”...

17 Sep 2019 WACC publishes No-Nonsense Guide to Communication Rights and the Internet

Posted at 09:27h in Communication Rights, Media Development, News 0 Comments

Over half of the world’s population of 7.7 billion are connected to the Internet, which has profoundly changed the way people live, work and communicate....

16 Sep 2019 When fact-checking isn’t about ‘right’ or ‘wrong’

Posted at 00:01h in Comment 0 Comments

The rise of “fake news” charges and deliberate disinformation have led to an important counter effort: fact-checking. News agencies, civil society organisations, and concerned individuals have taken on the fight for “truth” – assessing political claims and struggling to prevent misinformation guiding our decisions and...

09 Sep 2019 Children’s communication rights need better protection

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Google should have known better! An Associated Press piece in The Guardian newspaper (“YouTube fined $170m for collecting children’s personal data”, 4 September 2019) notes a serious violation of children’s right to privacy: “Google’s video site YouTube has been fined $170m to settle allegations it collected children’s personal data...

06 Sep 2019 WACC draws attention to billions left out of digital technology

Posted at 09:05h in Communication Rights, News, Statements and Calls to Action 0 Comments

On International Literacy Day, Saturday, September 8, WACC calls attention to the digital divide that excludes billions of people around the world – including Indigenous people and linguistic minorities – from accessing and distributing information through digital communication platforms.

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