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• The essential role of public service media during Covid-19

  
  International public service media from G-7 countries have reported “strong audience increases” since the Covid-19 pandemic, which they interpret as a show of confidence for the “reliable and independent information” they deliver on multiple communication platforms, in a variety of languages, on all continents. 
  by Staff

  Posted May 26, 2020

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• Indigenous knowledge critical to addressing climate change

  
  Indigenous peoples are “not mere victims of climate change,” asserts researcher and conservation biologist Gleb Raygorodetsky in Why traditional knowledge holds the key to climate change, one of the articles in the latest issue of Media Development, WACC Global’s international quarterly journal. The issue explores the theme, Traditional Knowledge and Climate Change: Bridging the Gap.  
  by Staff

  Posted May 20, 2020

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• Publication explores 'Spirit of Truth in a Digital Age'

  
  What does it mean to be human in the digital age? What do advances in communication technology mean for communication rights and other human rights? “Do we live in a ‘post‐truth’ era?” 
  by Staff

  Posted May 19, 2020

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• Guatemala’s Ixil people launch their own Indigenous community radio

  
  In 2016, the Asociación de Grupo de Mujeres Tejedoras Ixiles Q'imb'al, a women-led civil society organization from Guatemala’s Ixil region, listened to the desire of their Indigenous community members to have a community radio that would “publicize the value of respect for our culture.” 
  by Staff

  Posted May 12, 2020

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• Colombia: Broadcast media set up donations for those affected by pandemic

  
  The Intercultural Media Network of Indigenous Peoples (RIMCOPI) and Alcalá radio and television are using their air waves to seek donations for families who are facing hunger due to the impact of Covid-19.  
  by Staff

  Posted May 08, 2020

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• Colombia: ‘Don’t forget HIV/AIDS care during Covid-19 pandemic’

  
  WACC partner Positive Communication Foundation has been calling attention to the plight of people in vulnerable conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic, including those living with HIV-AIDS in Colombia. 
  by Staff

  Posted May 06, 2020

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• Citizen reporters highlight plight of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia

  
  A network of Colombian and Venezuelan citizen reporters has launched a Covid-19 prevention campaign targeted at migrants and host communities in Colombia which, like most countries, is grappling with the spread of the contagious disease.  
  by Staff

  Posted May 05, 2020

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• World Press Freedom Day: WACC urges support for independent, unbiased media

  
  “Journalism without Fear or Favour” is the theme of World Press Freedom Day, Sunday, May 3, 2020. It takes place in a complex landscape, where traditional media and social media compete for trustworthiness and relevance.
  by Philip Lee

  Posted April 29, 2020

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• Pandemic response must address gender-based violence, say faith-based groups

  
  Covid-19 responses of governments and civil society should include strategies to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence, said a statement issued by a global collective of religious groups and faith-based networks. 
  by Staff

  Posted April 29, 2020

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• Northern Uganda: Ensuring rural farmers have a say in Covid-19 response

  
  Radio Apac, Ltd., a community radio station in Northern Uganda, is struggling to make ends meet but has nonetheless continued to disseminate “accurate, reliable and relevant information” about Covid-19 to a largely rural farming population in the districts of Apac, Oyam, Kole, Kwania and Lango. 
  

  Posted April 28, 2020

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