14 Sep 2020 Challenging voter manipulation in the US elections
Free Press and four allies have filed a lawsuit (27 August 2020) challenging an order against social media companies. The US District Court, Northern District of California, will hear a complaint against President Trump’s “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship”, which targets online platforms with a range of official reprisals – including threats to their established legal immunity, investigation by government enforcement agencies, and the loss of significant government spending – for engaging in constitutionally protected speech, including combating misinformation online.
01 Jun 2020 Advocating freedom from fear
At a time when the world is rightly focused on the coronavirus pandemic and its long-term consequences, under-reported news includes how far down the road we are (or not) toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. The report “Enough is Enough: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2020”...
23 Mar 2020 When mainstream media get it right
Interesting to see the media's largely positive role in helping to combat the coronavirus crisis. According to Forbes Magazine (March 16), the World Health Organization (WHO) is becoming the planet’s most important social media influencer.
01 Jul 2019 A voluntary way of holding social media to account
Article 19 – the international freedom of expression organization – has proposed creating Social Media Councils (SMCs) as a way of moderating content on social media based on a “multi-stakeholder accountability mechanism”.
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)....
01 Apr 2017 U.S. religion communicators address violence and Islamophobia
RCC is a public resource on communication about religion and faith values.
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25 Nov 2016 WACC journal examines media and memory
In today's mediated world, there are now thousands of competing narratives of any event.
...18 May 2016 WACC launches Kaleidoscope
WACC members and partners can exchange opinions and comments on its new blog, Kaleidoscope.
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04 Jun 2014 An evening with Michael W. Waters
Pastor and preacher Michael W. Waters will be in Toronto on Thursday 19 June 2014 to speak about faith, life, and communicating today....