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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards

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The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) of the United States (US) annually offers the Science in Society Journalism Awards to honour and encourage outstanding investigative and interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact for good and ill. NASW especially encourages entries of critical, probing pieces that would not receive an award from an interest group.

NASW will award separate cash prizes of US$2,500 for writing judged best in each of these four categories: books, commentary or opinion, science reporting, and science reporting with a local or regional focus. The competition is open to print, broadcast, and online journalists. Winners and their publishers/broadcasters will also receive certificates.

Any writer (or team) is eligible to submit one entry in each category. Except in the book category, an entry will consist of a maximum of three articles or broadcasts on separate topics or a single series. Work must be written or spoken in English, intended for the lay person, and first published or broadcast in North America between January 1 and December 31 2010.

Application Info

Entrants in the book category should send 10 copies of the book, each book accompanied by a completed copy of the entry form.

Entrants commentary or opinion category should send ten copies of a maximum of three editorials, blog posts, or broadcasts, with a completed copy of the entry form attached to each piece (or packet in the case of multiple piece entries).

A submission in both science reporting categories may consist of a maximum of three pieces on separate topics or one series of reports on a single topic. Submissions may include printed articles, broadcasts, and websites, alone or in combination. Entrants should send ten copies of their submission, with a completed copy of the entry form attached to each piece (or packet in the case of multiple piece entries).

Those who are submitting multimedia: Videos should be sent on ten DVDs with a completed copy of the entry form attached to each piece (or packet in the case of multiple piece entries). Radio broadcasts should be sent in a standard format on ten CDs with a completed copy of the entry form attached to each piece (or packet in the case of multiple piece entries). Those entering websites need only provide a working URL (with a password allowing cost-free access if necessary) on each of the ten completed copies of the entry form.

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NASW website, November 15 2010, and email from Tinsley Davis to The Communication Initiative on November 19 2010.

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