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Media and memory is theme of WACC journal

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By Staff on November 15, 2017   Museum on Wheels in Kępno, Poland (2015). Photo taken by Filip Basara for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN. Used with the permission of the Museum. “Digital Media and Social Memory” is the theme of the latest issue of WACC’s journal Media Development. As the editorial notes, “Traditional media and other… Read more »

Remembering all who suffer in conflict and war

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By Staff on November 09, 2017   A girl searches a wall bearing the names of 25,000 civilians killed during El Salvador’s long civil war. Photo: Paul Jeffrey. Remembrance Day has been observed by the Commonwealth of Nations since the end of the First World War in honour of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty…. Read more »

Telling human stories about climate change

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By Staff on November 07, 2017   In order to raise her home a few inches above flooding, Shosida Begum carries dirt in a basket in West Fasura, a village on an island in the Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance. Thousands have gathered in the city of Bonn, Germany, to demonstrate their support for government policies that… Read more »

Save the Date! Refugees Reporting report launch event

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CHANGING THE NARRATIVE: MEDIA REPRESENTATION OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN EUROPE Presentation of the results of the “Refugees reporting” project – 16th November, 12.30-14.15 Brussels Press Club In reporting on refugee issues, refugees are very seldom heard themselves. The “refugee reporting” project examined how media in seven European countries portray refugees and how refugees could better represent themselves in media. The… Read more »

WACC promotes gender awareness in media and information literacy

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By Staff on October 20, 2017 A stunning design by Tamara Madden, a Jamaican-born visual artist, conveying her vision of creating gender equal spaces. Photo: Courtesy of WMW Jamaica. Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week’s sixth annual global celebration takes place 25 October to 1 November 2017. Global MIL Week 2017 highlights include the Seventh Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural… Read more »

Keeping WACC’s ear to the ground

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  Consultation in Costa Rica focuses on “Communication and Social Change: Beyond the SDGs”. WACC project partners are meeting in Costa Rica, 23-25 October, to focus on how their work on communication rights can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The consultation is taking place in cooperation with the Fundación de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa… Read more »

Hearing the voices of the world’s poor

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By Staff on October 16, 2017   Tackling poverty worldwide is ever more urgent. Photo: Courtesy of Peru Reports. On International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17, WACC calls for greater solidarity with the world’s poor people. WACC’s pioneering work on media monitoring of poverty provides evidence to hold media outlets accountable for their representation of people living in… Read more »

Guest post. Europe Must Not Neglect its Responsibility for Refugees

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  Recent data, published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), reports a major decline in migrants and refugees who have taken the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea and arrived into Europe so far this year. This signifies over a fifty per cent reduction in those risking their lives to enter Europe, compared to the same period last year…. Read more »

Language rights are still under threat

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By Staff on September 22, 2017   Language rights are important both South and North. Image courtesy of Solidaridad. Two journalists have been attacked in Algeria while promoting Kabyle language and media. According to a report by PEN International (13 September 2017), journalists Reda Amrani and Rachid At Ali Uqasi were attacked in a town in Béjaïa Province, northern Algeria, as… Read more »

A conversation between journalists and refugees

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One of the issues that came out of conversations had in the framework of the Refugees Reporting project with representatives of refugees groups and media professionals was the limited opportunities for both groups to meet, interact and discuss. It is in this spirit then, that a consultation between journalists and refugees’ representatives was organised on Friday 15 September in Brussels…. Read more »