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14 Jun 2024 WACC’s Annual Report 2023 spotlights work for communication justice for all

Posted at 13:48h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, Indigenous, Migrant voices, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC’s Annual Report 2023 “Communication Justice for All” showcases the organization’s collective work last year to speak up for and advance just, inclusive, and community-led communication worldwide.“WACC believes in communication that builds and shapes community, enhances participation, and promotes freedom. Communication that demands accountability, builds...

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14 Apr 2023 WACC’s 2022 Annual Report highlights collective work to advance communication rights

Posted at 11:44h in Annual Report, News 0 Comments

WACC’s 2022 Annual Report “Building a Network and a Movement for Social Justice” highlights the organization’s vital, collective work throughout the globe to remove obstacles to communication for all. The newly released publication presents activities from the first year of WACC’s strategic plan for 2022–2026 to...

12 Dec 2021 Changing the representation of internally displaced persons

Posted at 10:17h in Africa, Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

There are over 2.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Nigeria, according to latest figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Many live in “traumatic and deplorable living conditions,” largely due to the “apathetic attitude and non-responsiveness by policymakers,” according to...

09 Apr 2021 Media narratives shape public attitudes towards migrants, says WACC panel

Posted at 13:27h in Africa, Asia, Communication Rights, Migrant voices, News 0 Comments

Migrants are struggling to have their voices heard, whether in Europe – where far-right populist parties are stoking a backlash against migration— or in Asia, Africa and South America, where they face growing xenophobia and negative portrayal in the news media, WACC panelists told an...

19 Aug 2019 Dig deeper into plight of displaced persons, report urges Nigerian media

Posted at 13:33h in Media and Gender Monitor, News 0 Comments

Nigerian media pay “little attention to the real issues” affecting the country’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), ignore their voices and often rely on statements from government officials when reporting about them, a WACC-supported media monitoring project has concluded in its report.

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14 Jun 2024 WACC’s Annual Report 2023 spotlights work for communication justice for all

12 Dec 2021 Changing the representation of internally displaced persons

09 Apr 2021 Media narratives shape public attitudes towards migrants, says WACC panel

19 Aug 2019 Dig deeper into plight of displaced persons, report urges Nigerian media

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