30 Aug 2021 Mexico: Technological self-reliance at the heart of Indigenous radio project Six Indigenous community radio stations in Oaxaca, Guerrero and Mexico states will soon be equipped with skills and tools that will help them become technologically self-sufficient, as part of a project co-funded by WACC and US-based NGO Cultural Survival. Centro de Investigación en Comunicación Comunitaria A.C. (CICC),… Read more »
25 Aug 2021 Nepal project uses community radio to address Indigenous health inequities As the Covid-19 pandemic stretches into its second year, and as new “variants of concern” continue to circulate worldwide, there are heightened concerns that Indigenous communities such as those in Nepal will continue to be disproportionately affected because of their vulnerability and lack of visibility. To help… Read more »
24 Aug 2021 Women still less likely to be quoted as experts in European news Women’s voices are “still not more visible” across the European media landscape, and if they do get seen, heard, or read about they are still largely in stories that are stereotypically held to be in the private or domestic domain, according to the 6th Global… Read more »
23 Aug 2021 Afghanistan: Is digital communication a blessing or curse? Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley The swift takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban following the withdrawal of foreign forces has shocked and appalled human rights defenders. It has led to wholesale urgent calls to assist Afghans – particularly women, journalists, and those who have worked for… Read more »
18 Aug 2021 The tie between digital rights and human dignity: why it’s vital for our time Philip Lee is general secretary of WACC. In a Q and A first published by the World Council of Churches, he reflects on some of the questions that will be explored during the upcoming international symposium “Communication for Social Justice in the Digital… Read more »
17 Aug 2021 GAMAG urgently calls to save women journalists in Afghanistan Posted at 11:08h in News by Marites (Tess) Sison August 16, 2021Contact person: GAMAG Chair, Aimée Vega MontielEmail: aimeevegamx@yahoo.com.mx The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) is deeply concerned about the situation of women, media professionals, and women journalists in particular after the Taliban gained control of… Read more »
10 Aug 2021 Pacific media see strides in representation of women in the news News media in the Pacific Region saw significant improvements in their representation of women since 2015, with results from the 6th Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) showing a 19% increase in the number of women tapped as experts and a five per cent increase in the… Read more »
09 Aug 2021 Restoring a sense of justice to history Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley By targeting monuments that celebrate historic figures who actively contributed to institutional racism and the oppression of marginalised peoples, Black Lives Matter and others have implicitly questioned the way collective memory is fashioned. Protests of this kind are an effective communication strategy… Read more »
04 Aug 2021 It’s time to reclaim a ‘credible, inclusive and trustworthy’ public sphere The latest issue of WACC’s Media Development magazine examines the concept of public sphere, its role in promoting democracy and political accountability, and why principles of human rights and social justice must underpin it. In “Democratizing the Public Sphere,” WACC General Secretary and Media Development editor… Read more »
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