30 Nov 2023 Webinar to explore churches’ roles in misinformation and disinformation A webinar co-organized by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 5 December will explore how churches can seek and serve the truth in the age of social media and digital communication. The virtual event “Seeking and serving the truth? What role do churches play in… Read more »
The human rights — in particular the communication rights — of people on the move are in the spotlight with the most recent Media Development, WACC’s quarterly journal. The articles in the 4/2023 issue, “Migrant Rights Are Human Rights,” explore the question of how media and communication can become vehicles to help migrants exercise their rights. “Communication with, from, and… Read more »
27 Nov 2023 Celebrating the Universal Declaration, condemning attacks on media freedom Posted at 00:01h in Comment by Saskia Rowley On December 10, 2023 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will be 75 years old. As a benchmark of democracy, we rightly celebrate observance of its Article 19 on freedom of opinion and expression and the right to seek,… Read more »
24 Nov 2023 #NoExcuse: Join the 16 Days of Activism campaign and take action to #EndCyberGBV Gender-based violence on and through digital communication technologies is arguably the most pervasive human rights violation on the Internet. It is clear that technology — once considered an agent for gender equality — has become a serious threat to women’s rights. Sexual harassment. Rape… Read more »
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24 Nov 2023 MD 2023/4 Editorial Posted at 12:32h in Media Development 2023/4 by Saskia Rowley Media coverage of migration and migrants has been subjected to intense scrutiny by human rights activists, who see that news reporting has ranged from fair and balanced to biased and prejudiced, inciting a gamut of responses locally and nationally. Blatantly negative reporting has increased… Read more »
24 Nov 2023 Background: Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people Posted at 12:30h in Media Development 2023/4 by Saskia Rowley In 2020, there were about 281 million international migrants in the world, according to a recent report.1 That figure equates to 3.6% of the global population. Displaced persons accounted for 89.4 million (including refugees, asylum seekers, displaced Venezuelans,… Read more »
24 Nov 2023 Background: Why accurate media coverage of migration is important Posted at 12:03h in Media Development 2023/4 by Saskia Rowley The world the media paint becomes the face of the societies we live in. The under-representation, or outright exclusion, of certain communities from the media, makes them invisible. And when people are invisible, their rights can much more… Read more »
24 Nov 2023 Background: The Global Compact for Migration Posted at 11:16h in Media Development 2023/4 by Saskia Rowley The Global Compact for Migration is the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions. The global compact is non-legally binding. It is grounded in values of state sovereignty, responsibility-sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights,… Read more »
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