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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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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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