21 May 2019 WACC renews its governance structure and vision
WACC’s recently elected global President, Embert Charles, has assumed his role at the head of the organization's new Board of Directors. The Board will serve a four-year term 2019-2023....
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26 Apr 2019 RMP issues statement ‘on the continuous lies and attacks against the RMP’
The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines - Northern Mindanao Sub-Region denounces yet again another attempt by Maj. Gen. Antonio Parlade to peddle lies against our organization and other human rights advocates. His statements are simply rehashing the same trickery and...
16 Apr 2019 Human rights NGO publishes communicator’s guide to Argentina’s memory, truth and justice process
A human rights NGO has published a guide for reporting on Argentina’s memory, truth and justice process amid “alarming” efforts to deny or downplay abuses committed during the country’s military dictatorship.
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12 Apr 2019 Shrinking public spaces compound challenges posed by digital era
Truth, human dignity and non-violence are three universal principles that ought to “shape and define communication rights in a divided world,” said Philip Lee, general secretary of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)....
05 Apr 2019 WACC must discern its role in addressing ‘weaponization of information’
Information manipulation or the so-called “weaponization of social
media” has been the subject of many discussions and studies in recent
years. Even military experts have weighed in, saying Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube – which have transformed global politics – is now “the new
battlefield.”
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22 Mar 2019 WACC’s Caribbean Regional Association Elects New Executive Committee
WACC Caribbean, WACC’s regional association in the Caribbean, held its General Assembly on February 27, 2019....
20 Mar 2019 WACC e-book compiles editorials on critical issues facing communications & social justice
Since 1970, WACC has published Media Development, a quarterly journal that has examined critical issues about the role of communications in promoting social justice worldwide....
20 Mar 2019 Post-truth era threatens communication rights
Living in a post-truth era, where people disregard facts or cherry-pick those that bolster their own beliefs, is the biggest challenge facing communication rights of people around the world, says Piet Halma, one of WACC’s honorary life members for 2018....
15 Mar 2019 Shrinking democratic space, rise of far-right populism threaten communication rights
The shrinking space for civil society, increasing religious fundamentalism and the rise of far-right populism around the world are major developments that hinder people’s right to communicate, says Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, one of WACC’s honorary life members in 2018....