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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.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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YPMN Youth Survey

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This survey was placed online by InterMedia for development and in preparation for the launch of the Young People's Media Network (YPMN) in Central and Eastern Europe. The full text follows.




Please describe briefly how you and/or your youth media organisation are involved in the media. What do you do?




Please tell us which other youth media organisations you know and/or have worked with that we should invite to join and help shape the YPMN (please give contact info).




Please list NGOs, foundations, donors, media outlets, government and UN agencies, private companies and other institutions that you know and/or have worked with that have a special focus or track record of helping youth media groups so we can also approach them about collaborating in this initiative.(Please give contact info).




Which one of the following means of MEDIA TRAINING support are you most interested in?

TV / Video

Radio

Print

Internet

Distance Learning

Other, Please Specify




Which one of the following means of support are you most interested in - concerning the DONATION OF EQUIPMENT?

Computer Hardware

Computer Software

TV cameras (digital)

TV cameras (non-digital)

TV editing equipment

TV & Radio supplies (tapes, CDs, etc)

Radio equipment (please specify)

Newsprint

Digital and film cameras

Other, Please Specify




Which one of the following means of support are you most interested in - concerning OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM MEDIA PROFESSIONALS?

Internship possibilities

"Adopt-a-student paper"

"Adopt a web-site"

Media mentoring

Youth Media Fair(s)

Other, Please Specify




The YPMN will have a web-site that will host a large amount of information that can help you and your youth media organisation and connect you with other projects in more than 40 countries. Therefore, we would like to find out more about your use of the Internet and your preferences concerning web-sites. What features should the YPMN web-site have? Please check the listed items that you think are necessary and add further features that you would like to see on the site.

Portals to country media projects

Youth media exhibits and archives (Video clips, streaming, radio programs, articles, photos, etc.)

Discussion forums

Chat rooms

Databases

Directories/Email distribution lists

Employment/internship opportunities

Funding opportunities

Other, Please Specify




How often do you access the Internet for research/networking purposes?

Please Select

Daily

3-5 times a week

Once or twice a week

Not very often

Never




Where do you access the Internet usually(multiple answers possible)?

At home

At school

At work

At an Internet café

I don't use the Internet at all.

Other, Please Specify




What is your favorite news medium, i.e. where do you mainly get your information on local and international news?

Newspaper

News Magazines

Internet

Radio

TV

Other, Please Specify




Do you feel that young people and their interests are well enough portrayed in the media of your country? Please explain your choice briefly.

YES

NO




What else do you expect from the Young People's Media Network? Are there any additional or special activities/initiatives/possibilities that you think we should include in the YPMN? Please comment as detailed as you like:




The YPMN will be driven by its grassroots members - the youth media initiatives/organisations. However, the YPMN will need some form of coordinating body to promote networking, fundraising and other kinds of support to local groups. Which of the following models do you prefer?


Establish a small office with a four-person staff (2 adults, two young people)


Following a competitive bidding process (tender), identification of an existing youth media organisation to coordinate the network


No central coordination at all, but decentralized project support by individual member organisation


Other, Please Specify




The YPMN will need some form of oversight to ensure transparency and accountability. Which of the following alternatives would you find most appropriate?


YPMN guided by an Advisory Board consisting of senior NGO staff


YPMN guided by a Coordinating Committee consisting of senior NGO staff and young media practitioners


YPMN guided by a Board of Directors


Other, Please Specify




Are you interested in getting occasional updates on the YPMN via email (distribution list)?

Please submit your contact info:

Name

Last name

Age

Phone

Fax

Email address

Address

Country