The Scripps Howard Foundation has renewed funding for the Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism at the Center for Environmental Journalism with a three-year grant of $687,228.
Ten journalists from a variety of media outlets nationwide have been selected as Ted Scripps fellows since 1997 when the program moved to Colorado after a national competition among several leading universities.
It is 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."
Fellows meet in weekly seminars, attend a range of classes of their choice, go on field trips and complete an independent project.
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 1999-2000 Ted Scripps fellows are:
-Lisa Busch, and independent radio producer and free-lance science writer based in Sitka, Alaska.
-Daniel Grossman, a science reporter and producer for National Public Radio's "Living on Earth" program in Boston.
-Patrick Joseph, a San Francisco-based free-lance writer for print and Web publications.
-Emily Murphy, a news producer at CNN in Atlanta.
-Rebecca Rumsey, an independent radio producer and reporter based in Durango.