In this issue: World Press Freedom Day 2012: WACC calls for code of ethics for citizen journalism.

Also in this issue:

• ARTICLE 19 releases regional legal resources on freedom of expression.
• WACC secures a permanent place on GlobalGiving fundraising website.
• HIV/AIDS stigma reduction project by Grassroots Female Communicators Association.
• Communication Rights at the centre of all WACC-Latin America work.
• WACC-Africa leadership training and seminar on Communication for All.

In this issue: WACC supports a radio station for peace in Sierra Leone. Radio Shalom will air programmes and stories seeking peace and reconciliation between different ethnic and religious groups.

Also in this issue:

• WACC supports Media Responsibility project in Ghana.
• WACC supports UNESCO’s Women make the news campaign.
• WACC/SIGNIS award given to film about the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
• New toolkit for journalists reporting on gender and human rights issues.
• New resources on climate adaptation strategies.

In this issue: WACC Photo competition 2012 is underway. The theme is Communication for All, the new WACC Vision Statement. The closing date is 1 May 2012. Over 200 participants have already joined the competition.

Also in this issue:

• WACC-North America organizes a roundtable to help journalists explore the global realities of gender and media.
• WACC-Asia encourages its members to conduct small workshops or seminars related to the theme, “Communicating Climate Justice”.
• WACC new Vision and Mission statements.
• WACC spotlights Internet obstacles and challenges.
• Internet activists challenge content regulation.

In this issue: As communities around the globe mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, there is a new emphasis on “Getting to Zero”: achieving zero deaths, zero new infections and zero discrimination by 2015.

Also in this issue:

• 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence: Call to Action.
• Announcement: Webinar on Net Neutrality .
• WACC General Secretary awarded Doctor of Divinity.
• Hype or Hope? The impact of digital media on journalism and development.
• Profile: New President of WACC Latin America.

In this issue: WACC takes bearings on a bright, new future as the Board of Directors wrap up a week-long series of meetings ending in new priorities and directions for WACC’s future work.

Also in this issue:

• WACC announces new officers and committees.
• WACC Directors trained on leadership and governance.
• WACC releases survey results on future directions.
• Communication for All: A guiding principle for WACC’s future.
• WACC President says communication is building meaning in common.

In this issue: WACC launches communication project with Aymaras and people with disabilities in Bolivia following financial support by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Also in this issue:

• WACC and SIGNIS agree to work more closely.
• New membership with the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development.
• Latin American communicators reaffirm commitment to communication rights on the continent.
• Bossey summer school students share their experiences.

In this issue: WACC-Pacific members call on church leaders to foster communication on climate change and ecological justice in a Declaration issued at their general assembly held in Nukualofa, Tonga.

Also in this issue:

• Students explore communication theory and practice at inaugural ecumenical summer school.
• WACC condemns violence as non-communication in a a letter of condolence to members in Norway following the recent mass massacre.
• Promoting women's democratic rights in Burundi.
• Renaissance of Groupe Médialternatif in Haiti.
• WACC project awarded major grant to reduce HIV-related stigma in Nigeria.
• Speaking out against stigma and discrimination in Ghana.

In this issue: WACC and International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) conducting a survey to compile a gender-ethical journalism resource for media practitioners.

Also in this issue:

• WACC calls for new project partnership proposals.
• WACC members and partners to benefit from global library.
• Catholic Media Council Executive commends WACC for strategic planning process.
• India pursues communication rights.
• “Communicating Climate Justice”
• Conference promotes freedom of expression in Arab world.
• World Council of Churches calls on faith communities to work for peace with justice.

Cover photo: Naveen Qayyum, Member, WACC-Asia Regional Executive Committee, addressing the  WACC Asia-Pacific partners seminar  held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May 15. See details here...

In this issue: WACC tackles difficult questions about its future.

Also in this issue:

• WACC calls on communicators to use digital media responsibly and ethically.
• Pluralism in broadcasting throughout the Americas needs guarantees.
• WACC Europe’s new officers focus on regional profile.
• UN Review on AIDS: Is the World Moving Away from HIV?
• Thinking and communicating outside the box.

Cover photo: Some of the WACC partners at a Roundtable Meeting in Helsinki, Finland, 27-28 April 2011.

In this issue: WACC Middle-East region supports mass movements.

Also in this issue:

• WACC-Caribe concerned by intimidation and threats to Haitian journalists.
• WACC Africa calls for more reporting on peace and justice stories.
• WACC Asia sends message of solidarity and prayers to the people of Japan.
• WACC General Secretary says faith communities can play a key role in tackling questions of social justice and peace.
• WACC supports communication training for human rights groups in Colombia.
• Feature: Communication for peace: a task for faith communities.

Cover photo: WACC General Secretary, Rev. Karin Achtelstetter speaking at the 5th Commission meeting of the Interfaith Action for Peace (IFAPA) in Mombasa, Kenya. Photo by WACC Correspondent.

In this issue: International women’s day - Sharing experiences on Media Literacy and Gender.

Also in this issue:

• Participate in WACC photo competition 2011.
• WACC receives 250 concept notes from  53 countries.
• Nepali journalists speak out from the margins.
• World Social Forum in Africa: Delegates commit to extend the right to communication.
• Guatemala: Media monopoly "squeezes out alternative voices"

In this issue: WACC photo competition 2011 launched.

Also in this issue:

• Egypt crisis: Respect freedom of expression, says WACC.
• WACC Europe Seminar and Assembly: Frankfurt, Germany - 30 March - 2 April 2011.
• WACC supported radio project goes online in remote area of Colombia.
• Mexican children challenge "bad television".
• The struggle against feminicide in Guatemala..

In this issue: HIV/AIDS stigma: The Story of Adwoa.

Also in this issue:

• WACC Message on World AIDS Day 2010.
• Communication Rights and Migrants: what media coverage do migrants get?
• Human rights and communication rights: a necessary alliance.
• Danish Media Centre Director visits WACC.
• WACC Europe Assembly and Seminar, 2011.

In this issue: The Rev. Karin Achtelstetter installed WACC General Secretary, October 5, during WACC's annual Executive committee meeting held in Toronto, Canada.

Also in this issue:

• WACC calls for new project partnership proposals.
• WACC Deputy General Secretary addresses Gender and Media Summit.
• 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) report: Who Makes the News? launched.
• "Who makes the news in the newsroom?" GMMP Roundtable.
• WACC supports SECRAD’s call for fair and just representation of people with disabilities.

In this issue: WACC President, Dennis Smith, and General Secretary, Randy Naylor, were among six leaders conferred Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa) by the Academy of Ecumenical Indian Theology and Church Administration.

Also in this issue:

• WACC North America sponsors GMMP Roundtable in New York City.
• Radio gives expression to indigenous communication rights in Southern Mexico.
• ICTs training brings luster to the lives of marginalised women and girls.
• Women in media in Bangladesh.
• Political power, technology and mass media.