09 Dec 2024 Communication rights uphold human rights “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now” is the theme of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024. The focus is on people’s inalienable rights – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, or other status – which must be guaranteed if the world is to have a better and peaceful future. Article 19… Read more »
Faith communities can use practical tools, strategies, and global advocacy to counter — and prevent — the spread of false information, the webinar “Religion and Disinformation: How to be a trusted source” yesterday illustrated with case studies and approaches from the Africa region. Organized by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC), the event built on a webinar last… Read more »
25 Nov 2024 Call to monitor misogyny on social media for the 16 Days of Activism Posted at 08:00h in Gender, News by Terri R. Miller The goalpost towards ending violence against women and girls began shifting swiftly three decades ago with growth in the popularity of the Internet. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) has continued to morph and spread in… Read more »
25 Nov 2024 What will it take to decisively end violence against women? Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Gender by Saskia Rowley The 33rd edition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign begins today. It is natural to feel despondent that things will never change. One may ask why funding investments directed to efforts to end… Read more »
A webinar on 3 December organised by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) aims to help faith communities and individuals be more effective in preventing and mitigating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. The event “Religion and Disinformation: How to be a trusted source” is a follow-up to a 2023 webinar on the realities of misinformation and disinformation,… Read more »
20 Nov 2024 WACC Europe board considers ethical use of AI, promotion of communication rights The practical and ethical uses of AI and ways to raise awareness of WACC’s expertise and resources on communication rights were key topics when the regional executive committee (REC) of WACC Europe met last week in Wroclaw, Poland The REC announced that the region will… Read more »
“A Global Vision of Digital Justice,” the most recent issue of WACC’s journal Media Development, delves deeper into the question of how democratic and inclusive governance frameworks can be designed for today’s digital information society. The United Nations Summit of the Future in September 2024 and the World Summit on the Information Society+20 (WSIS+20) High-Level Event in July next… Read more »
“A Global Vision of Digital Justice,” the most recent issue of WACC’s journal Media Development, delves deeper into the question of how democratic and inclusive governance frameworks can be designed for today’s digital information society. The United Nations Summit of the Future in September 2024 and the World Summit on the Information Society+20 (WSIS+20) High-Level Event in July next… Read more »
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18 Nov 2024 MD 2024/4 Editorial Posted at 13:26h in Media Development 2024/4 by Saskia Rowley At the beginning of 2024, Media Development took the theme Towards Democratic Governance of Digital Society. Its editorial claimed that a digital era that is genuinely democratic depends on “Societies in which everyone can freely create, access, utilise, share and disseminate information and knowledge,… Read more »
