From Our Archive
May 11, 1999
Scripps Howard Foundation awards a
three-year
grant
to continue
the Ted Scripps Fellowships
CINCINNATI -- The Scripps Howard Foundation has
awarded a three-year grant of $687,228 to the Center for
Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at
Boulder to continue the Ted Scripps Fellowships in
Environmental Journalism.
The fellowships
moved to Colorado in 1996 after a national competition among
leading universities. They are designed to give journalists
with at least five years experience an opportunity to deepen
their understanding of environmental science, policy, law and
journalism.
"The Scripps Howard
Foundation deserves a lot of credit for recognizing that
well-informed journalists are crucial to the public's
understanding of environmental issues," said Len Ackland,
director of the Center for Environmental Journalism. "We are
delighted by the Foundation's strong, continuing support for
the Ted Scripps Fellowships program here."
Judith G. Clabes,
Scripps Howard Foundation president and CEO said, "We
appreciate the quality of the program at CU, and Professor
Ackland's professionalism and dedication. It is with
confidence that we renew this grant."
Fellows meet in
weekly seminars, attend a range of classes of their choice and
complete an independent studies project. Ten journalists from
a variety of media outlets nationwide have been selected as
Ted Scripps fellows since 1997.
The first
recipients were Michael Milstein of the Billings (Mont.)
Gazette; Bruce Ritchie of the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun;
Christine Shenot of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel; Jenni Vincent
of the Fairmont (W.Va.) Times-West Virginian; and Dan Whipple,
a freelance writer from Broomfield, Colo.
The current fellows
include David Baron of National Public Radio in Boston;
Jennifer Bowles of the Associated Press in Los Angeles; Paula
Dobbyn of KTOO-FM in Juneau, Alaska; Cate Gilles of the Navajo
Times in Window Rock, Ariz.; and Todd Hartman of the Gazette
in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Selection is
underway for five fellows for the 1999-2000 academic year.
The fellowships are named for Ted Scripps, grandson of
the founder of The E.W. Scripps Company, who distinguished
himself as a journalist who cared especially about First
Amendment rights and the environment.
CU-Boulder's Center
for Environmental Journalism, the first of its kind in the
nation, was founded in 1992 under the direction of Associate
Professor Len Ackland. The Center's deputy director is
Associate Professor Tom Yulsman.
The Center is part
of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which
offers its undergraduate and graduate majors superior
professional journalism, advertising and media studies
instruction. Its undergraduates also receive a broad education
in the liberal arts while its graduate students may choose
specialty areas, including environmental journalism.
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.
Contact: Patty Cottingham, Scripps Howard Foundation, 513-977-3847, cottingham@scripps.com