By Staff on November 01, 2019 “WACC supports international calls to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference,” says General Secretary Philip Lee, on the observance of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Photo : Sean Hawkey/ACT Alliance Journalists who challenge corruption and the abuse of power… Read more »
By Staff on November 01, 2019 The Just Net Coalition focuses on Internet and governance in order to promote democracy, human rights and social justice. Photo: Leon Seibert/Unsplash WACC Global is now a member of the Just Net Coalition (JNC), a global network of civil society organizations and individuals advocating for “an open, free, just and equitable Internet.” The JNC focuses… Read more »
By on October 30, 2019 WACC evaluation consultant Mary Myers (left) with Marceline Nyambala, executive director of the Association of Media Women in Kenya. Photo: Contributed With growing incidences of cyber violence and harassment against women and girls, including female journalists, WACC Global maintains its support for efforts that push for policies to address them and to raise awareness that… Read more »
Over half of the one million Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar in 2015 were women and girls. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance. WACC Global has joined more than 400 civil society organizations from 94 countries in signing an open letter urging all UN member states to give their full support to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda by prioritizing five… Read more »
By Staff on October 25, 2019 The socio-environmental impacts of deforestation, mining and massive infrastructure projects on the Amazon’s peoples, forests and rivers will be among the issues to be discussed at the Pan-Amazon Social Forum, March 22-25. Photo: Sebastien Goldberg/Unsplash Grupo Comunicarte, a longstanding member and partner of WACC will play a central role in organizing the 2020 Pan-Amazon Social… Read more »
By Staff on October 23, 2019 A journalist, a cultural activist, a social communicator, a former WACC director of research, and a social justice activist have been named 2019 Honorary Life Members by WACC’s Board of Directors. Since 1995, WACC has celebrated individuals from around the world who have upheld WACC’s vision, principles and mission of promoting communication rights in order… Read more »
(L-R) Sarah Macharia, WACC Global gender and communication manager, accepts the Donald H. McGannon Award on behalf of the Global Media Monitoring Project from Sara Fitzgerald, board member of the United Church of Christ Office of Communication, Inc. Photo: Courtesy of UCC-OC WACC’s Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) received the Donald H. McGannon Award today and its global coordinator, Sarah… Read more »
By Staff on October 11, 2019 WACC Board of Directors and staff met in London, UK, Sept. 24-26. Photo: Greg Brekke Raising WACC’s profile as one of the key global players on gender and communication, and supporting critical applications of communication rights in new areas for today’s world, were priorities set by WACC’s newly appointed international Board of Directors at its… Read more »
By Staff on October 02, 2019 Photo: Courtesy of Religion Communication Congress Dr. Clifford Christians, one of the world’s leading scholars on ethics in media, will tackle “Fake News, Rights and Obligations in a Digital World” at the Religion Communication Congress (RCC), March 17-21, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Christians, a research professor of communications emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,… Read more »
By Staff on September 27, 2019 Many Voices One World, mvow.org, aims to support vibrant citizen media, democratic communication ecosystems, and open access to information and knowledge. WACC has launched Many Voices One World – the new online home for the Centre for Communication Rights – as a multi-media website dedicated to supporting vibrant citizen media, democratic communication ecosystems and open access to… Read more »
