Monthly Archives: January 2023

Climate change and global economics: Whose voices are heard at Davos?

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30 Jan 2023 Climate change and global economics: Whose voices are heard at Davos? Posted at 13:23h in Comment by Terri R. Miller Each year, political and economic leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, in meetings organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Issues discussed at Davos are typically at the top of national and international agendas, and many see the… Read more »

Democratic society needs women in the media, concludes Al Jazeera panel

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Women are underrepresented in the news, and democracy — as well as individual citizens — suffers as a result, a panel of gender and media experts stressed during the episode “Why are women still poorly represented in news media?” of The Stream on Al Jazeera English on 18 January. Though women make up half of the world’s population, WACC’s 6th… Read more »

WACC expert to speak on Al Jazeera panel on media diversity

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17 Jan 2023 WACC expert to speak on Al Jazeera panel on media diversity Posted at 20:53h in News by Terri R. Miller An upcoming Al Jazeera broadcast on the gender gap in media will feature Sarah Macharia, WACC program manager for Gender and Communication and global coordinator of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP). Sarah Macharia, WACC Gender and… Read more »

WACC signs letter highlighting impact of bans on Afghan women’s human rights

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WACC has joined with Religions for Peace and over 150 individuals and international organizations to express concern about the human rights impact of further restrictions on the lives of Afghan women and girls announced by the Taliban in December 2022. In an open letter to representatives of the UN and the Organization of International Cooperation (OIC), the organizations raise searching… Read more »

Internet Connectivity through Community Resolve

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09 Jan 2023 Internet Connectivity through Community Resolve Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley My family decided to move to a rural location in northern England. Knowing that my job depends on excellent internet connections, friends expressed concern that by moving away from towns and their services, I wouldn’t be able to access the internet at the same… Read more »

Building the communications rights nest in 2023

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03 Jan 2023 Building the communications rights nest in 2023 Posted at 14:57h in News by Terri R. Miller Recent events had made it difficult to look forward, WACC President Embert Charles admitted when sitting down at the end of 2022 to pen a New Year’s message to those in the communication rights movement. He noted that, while the past… Read more »