From Our Archive
Sept. 4, 1996
Ted Scripps Fellowships go
to University of Colorado-Boulder
CINCINNATI -- The Scripps Howard
Foundation has awarded a three-year grant of $545,000 to the
Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of
Colorado at Boulder to host the Ted Scripps Fellowships in
Environmental Journalism. The Center is part of CU-Boulder's
School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The program is
designed to give journalists with at least five years
experience an opportunity to deepen their understanding of
environmental issues. The two-semester academic program will
elevate the quality of reporting with the goal of increasing
public understanding of all sides of the complex environmental
issues facing the nation today and in the 21st century.
The fellowships are named for the late Ted Scripps,
grandson of the founder of Scripps Howard, who distinguished
himself as a journalist who cared especially about First
Amendment rights and the environment. The grant is made
available largely through a donation by Scripps' daughter,
Cindy Scripps Leising, and her husband, Nathan Leising.
CU-Boulder was selected to host the fellowship program,
previously located at the University of Michigan, in
competition with other universities.
Albert J.
Schottelkotte, Scripps Howard Foundation president and CEO,
said, "The University of Colorado at Boulder is a natural
choice because of its outstanding programs." Referring to the
Rocky Mountain News, he added, "We are always pleased to
support worthy programs in communities where Scripps Howard
does business."
The first
journalists will begin their fellowships in the non-degree
program in fall 1997. Five journalists with proven skills in
such areas as general assignment reporting, free-lance
writing, editing or broadcasting will be selected. The
deadline for applications is March 1, 1997.
Fellows will receive a $26,000 stipend to cover housing
and other expenses while on campus. They will meet in weekly
seminars, attend a range of classes of their choice and
complete an independent studies project with a faculty mentor
in the sciences. The projects are expected to lead to
published articles or broadcast programs. CU-Boulderís Center
for Environmental Journalism, the first of its kind in the
nation, was founded in 1992 under the direction of Associate
Professor Len Ackland, who will direct the Ted Scripps
Fellowships program.
Tom Yulsman, former
editor of Earth, an international consumer environmental
magazine, has been appointed deputy director of the Center for
Environmental Journalism. Yulsman, who joined the CU-Boulder
journalism faculty in August as an associate professor, will
work closely with the Ted Scripps
Fellows.
Contact: Sue Porter, The E.W. Scripps Company, 513-977-3030