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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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Mobile Security Survival Guide for Journalists

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"The Mobile Security Survival Guide for Journalists helps you better understand the risks inherent in the use of mobile technology. It also discusses some tactics you can use to protect yourself."

From the SaferMobile website, This guide is designed to help navigate the challenges for any journalists or person engaged in sensitive work to understand the lack of security and the risks inherent in mobile communications. For example, the awareness section covers the data trail stored in a mobile phone and the location finder, as well as how to disable certain functions and when to strategically turn off a phone.

The online free-to-access guide is written "with the workflow of a journalist in mind" and offers the following sections:

  • "Mobile Network Awareness: The Basics - What does your mobile use say about you?
  • Preparing for Assignment - Assess your digital risks and prepare your phone.
  • Reporting/In the Field - Talking to sources and conducting interviews; checking in with your newsroom, your phone in emergency situations
  • Filing the Story - Sending updates, news bursts, or multimedia content from the field
  • BONUS! Social Media - Safer use of social media to follow news, connect with sources, share breaking stories and promote your work."
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safermobile.org website, June 25 2012.