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WACC online discussion to explore how statements could drive social change

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The WACC online discussion “From Words to Action: Statements on Communication for a Better Future” on 3 April will give members and partners the opportunity to consider how statements on communication could be used to drive social change. Everyone from civil society networks to intergovernmental forums and even political bodies have used documents such as statements, manifestos, declarations, and pledges… Read more »

Embert Charles Re-Elected as WACC President

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23 Mar 2023 Embert Charles Re-Elected as WACC President Posted at 15:50h in News by Terri R. Miller The membership of WACC has elected Embert Charles, a communications and media specialist from the West Indies, to a second two-year term as president of the global association for communication rights, for 2023-2027. Charles has been president of WACC Global since 2019…. Read more »

Using new technologies to create safe and diverse media spaces

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17 Mar 2023 Using new technologies to create safe and diverse media spaces Posted at 18:40h in News by Terri R. Miller Women journalists and activists can use the internet to their advantage and find support to help them stay safer online, concluded speakers at “Safe Zone: Creating media space for diverse women with ICT,” an event organized by WACC… Read more »

Education, advocacy, and action key to advancing gender justice in digital spaces governed by algorithms

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10 Mar 2023 Education, advocacy, and action key to advancing gender justice in digital spaces governed by algorithms Posted at 14:01h in News by Terri R. Miller Churches and civil society group must focus on questions of power around artificial intelligence (AI)—be that tech, political, gender, or racial power—and examine who is being included and excluded, concluded speakers at a… Read more »

WACC events at global women’s forum to focus on women’s digital communication rights

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08 Mar 2023 WACC events at global women’s forum to focus on women’s digital communication rights Posted at 16:58h in News by Terri R. Miller WACC is spotlighting gender-just online media and gender justice in our increasingly digitalized world at the NGO CSW67 Forum on 6–17 March 2023. The NGO platform enables civil society to engage with the UN Commission… Read more »

Experts say regulation of legacy, digital media needed to advance women’s communication rights

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Regulation of legacy media and digital platforms is crucial to ensure accountability for human rights for all and specifically for the right to freedom of expression for women and girls, experts stressed on 3 March at the 52nd Session on the Human Rights Council (HRC52) in Geneva. The HRC52 side event “Gender equality and freedom of expression: Mainstream Media |… Read more »

“Getting our skates on” as communication rights advocates

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06 Mar 2023 “Getting our skates on” as communication rights advocates Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley “Get your skates on!” I sometimes hear, especially from harassed parents trying to speed up apathetic children. I can’t call communication rights advocates apathetic, but we should feel pushed to move faster and harder in response to rapid digital technology developments…. Read more »

European television festival to explore the face of religious broadcasting

The European Festival for Religious Television and Online Programmes is back after a Covid-enforced pause. TV producers and enthusiasts from across Europe are invited to participate in the 20th edition of the Festival on 27–30 September in Berlin, which will pose questions and seek answers under the theme “Belief on Screen.” Organized jointly by WACC Europe and SIGNIS (World Catholic Association… Read more »

Latest Media Development takes communications rights look at modern-day utopias

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23 Feb 2023 Latest Media Development takes communications rights look at modern-day utopias Posted at 10:18h in News by Terri R. Miller Two contemporary “utopias” come under communication rights scrutiny in the latest Media Development, WACC’s quarterly journal. The issue “Utopia or Bust: In Search of Inclusion” examines the Metaverse, which seeks to combine multiple sources of information on one… Read more »

Protected: Nuevo progresismo, derecho a la comunicación y medios populares

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