Monthly Archives: July 2021

30 Jul 2021 Between criminalisation and violence: Migration as seen by Latin American media  WACC Latin America  holds forum on ‘Latin America – a neighbourhood on the move’ On July 23, 2021 communication experts shared their work in defence of the right to migrate from a communication rights perspective during the online forum “Latin America, a neighbourhood on the move:… Read more »

28 Jul 2021 WACC intern learns value of communication rights by Helen Wu Working at WACC and on the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) was a very meaningful and informative experience. I learned about what communication rights meant on a deeper level. I also found out how communication rights affect different countries around the world because those rights tie into other issues such… Read more »

26 Jul 2021 Call for a public service Internet Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley “The dominant forms and uses of digital technologies and the Internet endanger democracy. They undermine the indispensable resources of trusted information, in-depth analysis, rational debate, and diversity of representation that allow us to fully understand the challenges we face.” To tackle these limitations,… Read more »

20 Jul 2021 Get involved in groundbreaking symposium addressing digital transformation (See Spanish and French translations below) Participate in a public dialogue about digital communication, or submit a case study that sets an example for the world: expressions of interest are invited for active participation in a symposium scheduled for 13-15 September 2021. The symposium, co-organised by the World Council… Read more »

16 Jul 2021 Gender-equal news coverage crucial in post-pandemic recovery, says UN Women Executive Director Noting that the 6th Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) shows that women “remain shockingly underrepresented” in news content around the world, UN Women Executive Director and UN Under-Secretary-General Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka called for more stories that “reflect the diversity of women’s expertise and perspectives.”In a foreword to… Read more »

15 Jul 2021 6th GMMP: No country in the world meets the mark on gender equality in news content No country or region in the world has achieved gender equality in terms of people portrayed as subjects and sources in news content, said feminist scholar Sarah Macharia, who shared the results of the 6th Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) during… Read more »

14 Jul 2021 6th Global Media Monitoring Project show quantitative gains, qualitative losses All things remaining equal, it will take at least 67 more years to close the average gender equality gap in traditional news media worldwide. This was one of the key findings of the 6th Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), the largest research and advocacy initiative in the… Read more »

07 Jul 2021 WACC, La Sandia Digital launch podcast for and by refugees in Mexico WACC and its partner La Sandía Digital have launched “Emergency Exits,” a new podcast about the lives and experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in Mexico. The podcast, which features the voices and perspectives of people on the move, aims to strengthen their communication rights… Read more »

06 Jul 2021 Global media monitoring report on gender to be launched 14 July MEDIA ADVISORY Results of the sixth and largest study on the portrayal and representation of women in the world’s news media will be released online on 14 July 2021 9 am (New York EST), 3pm (Brussels CET) Please register through this link to attend the press… Read more »