Monthly Archives: June 2021

28 Jun 2021 The state of digital news and the world we want to see Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley The 2021 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute points to some promising findings for those who value independent and reliable news. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to have increased trust in mainstream news – at least back… Read more »

18 Jun 2021 WACC Statement on World Refugee Day 2021 Every day sees more refugees worldwide due to natural and human causes. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the already difficult situation of older refugees. It has affected their well-being, their access to vital rights and services, and aggravated pre-existing threats to their physical and mental health, nutrition, financial… Read more »

15 Jun 2021 Colombia: Journalists need to be protected when covering protests Since April 28, Colombia has seen an unprecedented wave of demonstrations against various government policies. What started as a national strike against a tax reform bill led by students and labour unions has developed into an ongoing series of protests.  Most have been peaceful, but some  have resulted… Read more »

04 Jun 2021 WACC Nepal partner, media groups lobby for ‘more inclusive’ communication bills Posted at 15:57h in Uncategorised by Marites (Tess) Sison The Indigenous Community Radio Network (ICRN), an umbrella organization of 21 Indigenous radio stations in Nepal, and other Nepali media organizations have successfully lobbied their national and provincial governments to introduce new mass communication, media, information and… Read more »

03 Jun 2021 U of T student is WACC’s new summer intern Helen Wu, a third-year student at the University of Toronto, studying jointly with Sheridan College to pursue Visual Culture & Communication, is WACC Global’s new summer intern. Wu says she chose to apply for the position since she found it “really neat that WACC Global advocates for a… Read more »