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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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GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 10th Edition

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GLAAD's Media Reference Guide is intended to be used by journalists reporting for mainstream media outlets and by creators in entertainment media who want to tell the stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people fairly and accurately. GLAAD is a United States (US) non-governmental media monitoring organisation founded in 1985 by LGBT people in the media. As noted here, over the past several decades, Americans have experienced a significant evolution in their understanding and cultural acceptance of LGBTQ people, and journalists realise that LGBTQ people have the right to fair, accurate, and inclusive reporting of their stories and their issues. This guide offers tools they can use to tell LGBTQ people's stories in ways that move beyond simplistic political dichotomies and toward more fully realised representations.

After an introduction, the guide includes: GLOSSARY OF TERMS / LANGUAGE

  • Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Queer
  • Transgender
  • AP, Reuters, & New York Times Style

IN FOCUS

  • Covering the transgender community
  • Covering the bisexual community
  • Nondiscrimination laws & the LGBTQ community
  • Marriage & parenting
  • Religion & faith
  • Hate crimes
  • HIV, AIDS & the LGBTQ community
  • "Conversion therapy"
  • LGBTQ people in sports

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

  • Directory of community resources
  • GLAAD media contacts

Publishers

Publication Date
Number of Pages

40

Source

GLAAD website, April 11 2017. Image credit: GLAAD

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Click here for the 40-page guide in PDF format.