In this issue: WACC revises and updates its Christian Principles of Communication to reflect contemporary realities.

Also in this issue:

• WACC shifts to online publishing.
• WACC conducts survey on communication rights.
• WACC empowers faith leaders to reduce HIV stigma.
• WACC-Caribbean elects new Vice-President.
• WACC Caribbean seminar addresses Communication and Cultural Diversity.
• Documentary tackles marginalization of Canadian Muslims.

In this issue: REMINDER: WACC calls for new project proposals. The deadline for submitting concept notes is 3 September 2012

Also in this issue:

• Communication rights and free Internet are essential for democracy.
• New book looks at contemporary forms of televangelism.
• New resources for gender aware journalism.
• Community radio: Essential for citizen’s participation.
• Project Faith – Fostering AIDS Initiatives That Heal.
• Criminalizing community radio attempts against people’s communication rights.
• WACC-Asia celebrates annual Communication Sunday for the fourth year in a row.

In this issue: WACC calls for new project proposals.

Also in this issue:

• New international society to support scholars of media, religion and culture.
• Sierra Leone's Radio Shalom prepares peace message.
• Access to communication empowers local communities in Peru.
• WACC supports community media in Himalaya Mountains.
• When the collective exercise of communication rights leads to social change.
• Communicating Rights in the Pacific Island Region.
• Ethics and cooperation underlie sustainable development.

In this issue: WACC photo competition 2012 makes no awards. 

Also in this issue:

• Ecumenical movement needs to rethink communications say Christian communicators.
• WACC launches campaign to empower villagers affected by mine in Papua New Guinea.
• Climate Justice highlighted at WACC-Asia meeting.
• Global giving challenge, how they did it in Tahiti.
• A brief history of Radio Shalom in Sierra Leone.

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"