From Our Archive
April 20, 1999
Scripps Howard
Foundation
funds
the Jack
R. Howard Science Institute
CINCINNATI -- The
Scripps Howard Foundation has approved a $300,000 grant to
fund a new science institute for journalists to be conducted
by the Foundation for American Communications and the California Institute of
Technology in Pasadena, Calif.
The institute
is named for Jack R. Howard, the late, former president of
The E. W.
Scripps Company. The Scripps Howard Foundation has committed
to support the institute initially for three years.
The Jack R. Howard Science
Institute for Journalists will provide reporters an
opportunity to improve their understanding of science through
an interactive program that will include teaching,
experiments,
writing exercises and visits to research laboratories,
including the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory.
The director of the
institute is Dr. David Goodstein, vice provost of Caltech and
a noted physicist. He is well known for his work to
improve the communication of science to the public.
The first institute will
be held on the Caltech campus June 21-26 and will be open to
working journalists. The journalists, print and broadcast,
must apply to attend the institute and be recommended by
their editor
or news director. Upon acceptance, they will be awarded a
fellowship, which will cover most travel expenses, tuition and
living costs.
Dedicated to excellence in
journalism, the Scripps Howard Foundation is a leader in
industry efforts in journalism education, scholarships,
internships, literacy, minority recruitment/development and
First
Amendment causes.
The Foundation for
American Communications, or FACS, is an independent, nonprofit
educational institution based in Pasadena. The FACS mission is
to provide the knowledge and resources journalists and their sources need to
effectively communicate information to the public through the
news.
Contact: Patty Cottingham, Scripps Howard Foundation, 513-977-3847, cottingham@scripps.com