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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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The Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies (OJCMT) is a quarterly international open access, peer-reviewed journal in the field of communication and its related fields. OJCMT is interested in research not only on theory and practice of communication and media studies but also new trends and developments, communication in education, visual communication and design, and integrated marketing communication and advertising. Each article is reviewed by two reviewers from an international pool of reviewers.

As an example of this publication, articles from the April 2013 issue include:


"A Relationship between Text Message Volume and Formal Writing Performance on the SAT [Scholastic Aptitude Test] Writing - Brian J. Wardyga

Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Radio Broadcast for Development in Ethiopia: Secondary Data Analysis - Jemal Mohammed

Keyboard Action End up Political Party: Understanding the Intertwining Relations of Social Media Activism, Citizenship, And the Dynamics of Democracy in Indonesia - Desideria Cempaka Wijaya Murti

Local Media and Media Convergence a Case Study of Suara Surabaya Radio as an Interactive Media - Ido Prijana Hadi

Managing Risk, Reputation and Identity of Young Adults in a Social Media Environment - Marla Koonin

Messages with Impact: Creativity in Traditional Outdoor Advertising Platforms in Castellón (Spain) and Warrington (United Kingdom) - Eva Breva Franch, Chelo Balado Albiol, Rutherford

New Communication Technologies and Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe: Practices and Malpractices - Tendai Chari

The New Leader of North Korea: Comparative Coverage of Kim Jong Un By U.S. [United States], Chinese, and Japanese Newspapers - Young Joon Lim

Representation of Women in Turkish Television's Primetime News - Funda Erzurum

Smart Choice: Smartphone Users' Intentions to Accept Mobile Advertising - Jong-Hyuok, Jung Yongjun, Sung Wei-Na Lee

The Lack of Collective Memory and Identity Construction in Cyberspace - Dilek Özhan Koçak

Translating Science, Health and Technology: Reporters as Knowledge Transfer Intermediaries - Judith McIntosh White"

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Email from Agah Gumus to The Communication Initiative on April 3 2013. Image credit: Wikipedia on Marshal McLuhan.