Monthly Archives: October 2022

Workshop and study guide to help people navigate justice issues online

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31 Oct 2022 Workshop and study guide to help people navigate justice issues online Posted at 12:31h in News by Terri R. Miller An online workshop, “How to be a digital justice advocate”, will be held on Monday, 7 November, to help people delve deeper into how to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. Co-organized by… Read more »

Rethinking our role as social media “users”

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31 Oct 2022 Rethinking our role as social media “users” Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley Mozilla, the organization/community that built the Firefox browser and now has a Foundation working to ensure the internet remains an open and accessible public resource, has released a 12-minute documentary, “Unknown Influence” The documentary interviews independent researchers and technology experts from the… Read more »

Municipalities are key players in developing gender-just media

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26 Oct 2022 Municipalities are key players in developing gender-just media Posted at 10:06h in News by Terri R. Miller The media can be both ally and threat to girls and women. The content media transmit or the conduct they enable on digital platforms can deny the right to live free from violence and discrimination. But local authorities are well… Read more »

Strengthening women and communities: challenges for communication in Latin America

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25 Oct 2022 Strengthening women and communities: challenges for communication in Latin America Posted at 15:47h in News by Terri R. Miller Participants at the WACC partner forum “Communication: Cornerstone of Social Justice” agreed on the need to strengthen technical training processes to enhance women’s participation in content production and access to communication technologies such as the internet and community… Read more »

WACC public forum in Argentina looks at equality in the media

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21 Oct 2022 WACC public forum in Argentina looks at equality in the media Posted at 13:59h in News by Terri R. Miller The public forum “A snapshot of equity in the media” explored the presence of women in the news and the role of women in media companies, as focal points of the media and gender agenda. The public… Read more »

WACC Latin America elects new Regional Executive Committee

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21 Oct 2022 WACC Latin America elects new Regional Executive Committee Posted at 13:42h in News by Terri R. Miller WACC Latin America elected a new Regional Executive Committee during its assembly on 18 October 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Leonardo Felix (president), Nieves Vargas (vice president), Cirenia Celestino Ortega (secretary), and Marcela Gabioud (member-at-large) will give leadership in the… Read more »

New gender deal for media needed to ensure women’s communication rights

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21 Oct 2022 New gender deal for media needed to ensure women’s communication rights Posted at 10:18h in News by Terri R. Miller It is time to establish a new gender deal for media and digital communications, concluded participations at a conference co-convened by the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and the Global Alliance on Media and… Read more »

Calling out government censorship of the Internet

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17 Oct 2022 Calling out government censorship of the Internet Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley The world’s law enforcement services are in cahoots, sharing detailed data about individuals as well as corporations “in the interest of national security”. In 2021, the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America on… Read more »

WACC partner forum to focus on communication rights as cornerstone for social justice in Latin America

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14 Oct 2022 WACC partner forum to focus on communication rights as cornerstone for social justice in Latin America Posted at 11:51h in News by Terri R. Miller WACC project partners from across Latin America will explore the fundamental role that communication rights play in building more just, sustainable societies when they meet on 18–21 October 2022 in Buenos Aires,… Read more »

From a life of sex trafficking to a life of hope: listen to Joy’s story

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Joy, a young Nigerian woman who arrived in Italy in 2016, then was forced into prostitution, tells her story in a two-part podcast produced by journalists Teresa Di Mauro and Giulia Tringali. “The sex trafficking of Nigerian women to Italy is not a new phenomenon,” says Di Mauro, whose podcast tells some of the reasons why young women like Joy… Read more »