March 14, 2013
- Emerging technologies need interdisciplinary reflection and debate. A UNESCO meeting in Paris reviewing progress since the landmark World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva 2003 has urged further research and debate on the ethical challenges of information and communication technologies, reports Globethics.net. A Globethics.net delegation was among the 800 delegates at the 25-27 February UNESCO WSIS +10 review meeting. WACC was also represented at the meeting. WSIS –...
- Emerging technologies need interdisciplinary reflection and debate. A UNESCO meeting in Paris reviewing progress since the landmark World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva 2003 has urged further research and debate on the ethical challenges of information and communication technologies, reports Globethics.net. A Globethics.net delegation was among the 800 delegates at the 25-27 February UNESCO WSIS +10 review meeting. WACC was also represented at the meeting. WSIS –...
March 5, 2013
- "Tolerance" is the theme of international contest. The Lutheran Mediahouse in Bavaria (Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. / EPV) announced it has launched a new prize for comics/graphic novels called the Gramic Prize, which will be awarded at the Munich Comic Festival, which runs from 31 May to 2 June 2013. Professionals and amateurs can enter graphic novels and comics on the theme of "Tolerance." The deadline for entry is 26 April 2013. There is a purse of 5,000 Euros in prize...
- "Tolerance" is the theme of international contest. The Lutheran Mediahouse in Bavaria (Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. / EPV) announced it has launched a new prize for comics/graphic novels called the Gramic Prize, which will be awarded at the Munich Comic Festival, which runs from 31 May to 2 June 2013. Professionals and amateurs can enter graphic novels and comics on the theme of "Tolerance." The deadline for entry is 26 April 2013. There is a purse of 5,000 Euros in prize...
March 4, 2013
- World Radio Day celebrated on February 15. WACC celebrates World Radio Day on February 15 -- a day dedicated to celebrating radio as a medium.Recently WACC introduced a new initiative in support of community radio as a means of helping marginalized and excluded groups to have a voice in society. Community media are widely recognised by governments, international development agencies, and civil society organisations as key agents in participatory development. They represent a unique way of...
- World Radio Day celebrated on February 15. WACC celebrates World Radio Day on February 15 -- a day dedicated to celebrating radio as a medium.Recently WACC introduced a new initiative in support of community radio as a means of helping marginalized and excluded groups to have a voice in society. Community media are widely recognised by governments, international development agencies, and civil society organisations as key agents in participatory development. They represent a unique way of...
- Participants gained understanding of gender-focussed media monitoring. WACC Programme Manager Dr. Sarah Macharia on 8 February conducted a workshop that explored the gender dimensions of communication rights, specifically whether women are represented fairly in the news media. The workshop took place at a symposium titled "Communication Rights for All – Communication rights and media," held at the University of Erlangen, Germany, 7-8 February 2013. The symposium was jointly organized by...
- Participants gained understanding of gender-focussed media monitoring. WACC Programme Manager Dr. Sarah Macharia on 8 February conducted a workshop that explored the gender dimensions of communication rights, specifically whether women are represented fairly in the news media. The workshop took place at a symposium titled "Communication Rights for All – Communication rights and media," held at the University of Erlangen, Germany, 7-8 February 2013. The symposium was jointly organized by...