30 Nov 2020 Media Development’s new issue tackles ‘Communication in a Time of Crisis’ After a challenging year dominated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the latest issue of Media Development, WACC Global’s quarterly journal, examines “Communication in a Time of Crisis.” Articles in the issue range from Covid-19 related misinformation to reflections on the impact of the pandemic on human… Read more »
30 Nov 2020 Facial recognition use and abuse Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley Public safety and national security are two advantages of facial recognition technology. Law enforcement agencies use the technology to identify known criminals and to find missing children or seniors. Airports are increasingly adding facial recognition technology to security checkpoints. Unsurprisingly, the U.S. Department of… Read more »
26 Nov 2020 Gender equality in the news media lags behind rest of society, says new book The news media “misrepresents reality when it comes to the actual progress of gender equality in the world,” according to a new book which draws on data from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), the International Women’s Media Foundation and the European Institute… Read more »
25 Nov 2020 Indigenous radio: ‘A lot has been achieved, but much remains to be done’ Indigenous community radio stations have been “gaining traction around the world,” but many remain hamstrung by legal, financial, technical and administrative challenges, according to a new study, Are Indigenous Voices Being Heard? launched online Wednesday, Nov. 25. Commissioned by WACC Global, Cultural Survival, and the… Read more »
23 Nov 2020 Biosurveillance can threaten human rights Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley Using smartphones to track and trace during the Covid-19 epidemic creates a smokescreen for wider surveillance measures that may infringe people’s right to privacy. Human rights activists are concerned that such data can be used to discriminate against migrants, refugees, and on racial grounds…. Read more »
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