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AND EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM FOUNDATION
Grants Paid
Fiscal Year 2007
Alfred Friendly Foundation
Washington, DC $85,000
Funding for professional development
opportunities for mid-career print
journalists from developing countries and
the American journalists who serve as their
newsroom mentors.
Appalshop
Whitesburg, KY $12,500
Funding for the launch of a new citizen's
media initiative - the Community
Correspondents Corps. CCC aims to identify
and train a group of community members in
the fundamentals of audio production,
interview techniques, and basic community
journalism practices.
Association for Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication
Columbia, SC $150,000
Funding for the Journalism and Mass
Communication Leadership Institute for
Diversity, a program that seeks to increase
gender, racial and ethnic diversity in
administrative and other senior-level
positions in journalism and mass
communication education.
Association for Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication
Columbia, SC $34,000
Funding for the 2007 World Journalism
Education Congress in Singapore.
Ball State University
Muncie, IN $15,000
Funding for the Journalism Writing Center,
providing students and faculty with language
and writing skills, and research and
reporting mentoring.
Bill of Rights Institute
Arlington, VA $10,000
Funding for a one-day Constitutional Seminar
on free speech and freedom of the press for
teachers in the Washington, DC area.
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA $75,000
Funding for Phase II of the Justice Brandeis
Innocence Project, an investigative
reporting center based at the Brandeis
Institute for Investigative Journalism.
Cache High School
Cache, OK $29,509
Funding for expansion of the journalism
program including training, equipment, bus
transportation, and summer stipends for
editors and trainers for two journalism
camps.
Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible
Television Journalism
Denver, CO $110,000
Funding for the Newsroom Leadership
Conference, an annual conference for news
directors that provides intensive training
in ethical decision making, newsroom
systems, action planning and newsroom
coaching.
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA $22,000
Funding to upgrade and equip student
broadcast and audio production facilities.
Center for Investigative Reporting
Berkeley, CA $10,000
Funding for AIR: America's Investigative
Reports, a PBS series produced by Thirteen/WNET
public television in New York. Weekly,
half-hour episodes feature reporters and
editors who have produced groundbreaking
investigations originating in print,
television, radio or the Internet.
Robert H. Clampitt Foundation d/b/a
Children’s PressLine
New York, NY $15,000
Funding for the peer mentoring project of
the After-School Journalism Training
Program. Experienced teen editors mentor
newer editors throughout the process of
researching, scheduling interviews, working
with reporters, managing an interview in
progress, debriefing reporters, transcribing
and editing a story for publication.
Coalition for Homeless Concerns
Lawrence, KS $5,000
Funding for Change of Heart, the street
newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas.
Coalition of Journalists for Open Government
Arlington, VA $20,000
Funding for general operating funds. The
Coalition of Journalists for Open Government
is an alliance of more than 30
journalism-related organizations concerned
about secrecy in government and the
increasing closure of public records and
meetings at all levels of government.
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO $107,000
Funding for journalism courses in the
Departments of English and Political
Science, including a capstone course for
senior journalism minors.
Cumberland College
Williamsburg, KY $7,864
Funding for additional equipment for CCTV-19
that will allow students to work in the HD
format as well as having the capability of
recording the regular format.
East Central University
Ada, OK $150,000
Funding for a fully integrated, digital
television studio with internet streaming
capabilities. The studio will be housed in a
2,650 square foot production space located
within the new Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts
Cneter, now under construction.
Foundation for American Communications
Pasadena, CA $15,000
Funding to update and redesign FACSNET, an
Internet-based resource intended
specifically for journalists.
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX $75,000
Funding for the Light of Day project, which
provides journalism students hands-on
training in the use of public information
for investigative journalism projects.
Fund for Investigative Journalism
Washington, DC $100,000
Funding for general grants for investigative
reporting on matters related to the public
interest.
George Washington University
Washington, DC $80,000
Funding for four forums for The Kalb Report
hosted by Marvin Kalb. The project is
co-sponsored by The George Washington
University School of Media and Public
Affairs, The Shorenstein Center on the
Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard
University, and The National Press Club.
Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the
Homeless
Cincinnati, OH $10,000
Funding for an initiative to iimprove
Streetvibes street newspaper.
Howard University
Washington, DC $30,000
Funding for the News Service Reporting and
Writing Course, where students will
collaborate in photojournalism and news
production and design; increase their
understanding of business management; and be
better prepared to report and write news
stories that are accurate, balanced, and
timely.
Institutes for Journalism & Natural
Resources
Missoula, MT $30,000
Funding for the 2006 Energy Country
Institute for Journalism & Natural
Resources, taking 14-16 journalists to
Wyoming, Colorado and Utah to meet with
experts in the fields of energy economics
and business, energy-production technologies
and regulations, energy conservation,
renewable-energy development, climate
science and climate policy.
International Center for Journalists
Washington, DC $167,259
Funding for the World Affairs Journalism
program which sends twelve U.S. journalists
overseas for three weeks to foster long-term
increase in local newspaper coverage of
international news.
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Columbia, MO $45,000
Funding for Better Watchdog workshops,
Unleashing the Watchdogs workshops, and
Watchdogs for Ethnic Media Newsrooms, adding
sessions focused on immigration, social
injustice, workplace safety and questionable
business practices.
Kansas Newspaper Foundation
Topeka, KS $5,000
Funding for the National Writers Workshop, a
project of the Poynter Institute for Media
Studies. The two-day workshop is for
midcareer and student journalists; funding
is specifically for registration and lodging
for student journalists.
Lawton Public Schools
Lawton, OK $24,000
Funding to Lawton High School for its
student newspaper.
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN $12,000
Funding for a professional news and
interview set and theatrical studio lighting
to support practical instruction in
broadcast journalism and television
production.
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI $40,000
Funding for equipment for the summer Urban
Journalism Workshop for minority high school
students. The equipment will be used to
train students in 'backpack journalism,'
practices by which journalists in the field
use digital photo, audio and video to
collect, edit and transmit information and
post it on the Internet.
Mid-America Press Institute Foundation
Charleston, IL $20,000
Funding for the College Scholar program,
underwriting travel, room, board, and
registration expenses for student
participants in MPI's seminars
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN $200,000
Funding for Phase I of the Video Systems
Digitization Project converting analog to
digital equipment for the broadcast studio.
Museum of Television and Radio
New York, NY $100,000
Funding for a Media Center forum entitled
Government, the Press, and the War on
Terrorism.
NAMME Foundation
McLean, VA $7,500
Funding for a consultant to assist with
board development of the National
Association of Minority Media Executives.
National Conference of Editorial Writers
Foundation
Harrisburg, PA $25,000
Funding for the Minority Writers Seminar,
training minority journalists to provide a
diverse pool of opinion writers for North
American newspapers and television stations.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK $24,000
Funding to support production costs
associated with four issues of the Museum’s
Persimmon Hill quarterly magazine.
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists
Association
Washington, DC $10,000
Funding for the Newsroom Outreach Project,
educating journalists on appropriate use of
terminology and how to improve coverage of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
issues in the community.
National Press Foundation
Washington, DC $71,609
Funding for Understanding Violent Weather,
seminars jointly taught by the faculty of
OU's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass
Communication, the School of Meteorology and
researchers from the National Severe Storms
Laboratory and Storm Prediction Center.
National Public Radio
Washington, DC $5,000
Funding for Local News Initiative to
strengthen capacity; increase the level and
quality of serious local news coverage in
communities across the nation; and create
meaningful relationships between NPR,
stations, and stations' local communities.
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK $50,000
Funding for Phase II of the Student News
Media Enhancement Program to include
upgrading equipment for News30, the
University’s weekly television newscast.
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK $105,000
Funding to upgrade the Broadcast News Lab.
Oklahoma Press Association
Oklahoma City, OK $30,000
Funding for Oklahoma newspaper
representatives to attend the National
Newspaper Association’s convention in
Oklahoma City, October 11-13, 2006.
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK $250,000
Funding for an Endowed Professorship in
Sports Media, enhancing the development of
Oklahoma State’s new Sports Media Program.
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK $71,000
Funding for State Capitol Report, a project
of Oklahoma Public Radio KOSU, to enhance
news coverage of events affecting rural
areas.
Photographic Art & Science Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK $25,000
Funding to exhibit “Capture the Moment: The
Pulitzer Prize Photographs” featuring 135
images from every winning Pulitzer Prize
photograph since 1942. The exhibit will be
on display at the International Photography
Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City from November
1, 2007 through January 31, 2008.
Pundit Productions
Washington, DC $25,000
Funding for the Capitol News Connection with
PRI, an independent public radio news
service with coverage focused on the local
impacts of national decisions.
Radio and Television News Directors
Foundation
Washington, DC $30,000
Funding for two Regional News
Decision-Making Workshops as part of the
Journalism Ethics Project. Topics will
involve ethical issues including privacy,
race relations, coverage of public figures,
use of hidden cameras and how best to
balance immediacy of information with
accuracy in coverage.
Real Change
Seattle, WA $25,000
Funding for a technical assistance program
to help the North American Street Newspaper
Association’s members assess capacity
building needs, offer organizational
development services specific to the needs
of street newspapers, and connect members to
locally based resources.
Religion
Newswriters Foundation
Westerville, OH $4,000
Funding for travel and tuition for a 3-day
workshop for “Journalists New to the
Religion Beat” held prior to the Religion
Newswriters Association Annual Conference.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Arlington, VA $25,000
Funding for a one-year legal fellowship to
assist journalists and lawyers in the area
of libel, privacy, and reporters' privilege;
and for an American Indian Law Handbook on
issues involving Native Americans, including
dealing with tribal governments and Federal
laws that vary from reservation to
reservation.
Rose State College
Midwest City, OK $51,621
Funding for a student broadcast studio,
enabling journalism students to have
hands-on experience in developing, writing,
videotaping, editing, producing, and
broadcasting a campus/community television
newscast and monthly news magazine.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA $40,000
Funding for the High School Outreach Program
through the Center for Integration and
Improvement of Journalism. The Program
provides training for high school journalism
students and educators.
Society of American Business Editors and
Writers
Columbia, MO $25,000
Funding for costs associated with the
process of revising SABEW's ethics code to
reflect journalism in the 21st century,
including survey of members and creation of
web-based tools to help journalists navigate
ethical dilemmas.
Street Roots
Portland, OR $15,000
Funding to underwrite the salary of the
full-time managing editor for the
reporting/editing program. The program
includes working one-on-one with new
writers, columnists and poets. The staff
member will be responsible for production,
news direction, volunteer content management
and editing functions of the street
newspaper.
Street Sense
Washington, DC $10,000
Funding for general operating expenses for
the street newspaper Street Sense;
specifically, to hire an editor.
Student Media Company
Dallas, TX $24,500
Funding for continuation of the hardware and
software upgrade for The Daily Campus
newspaper and the Rotunda yearbook.
Equipment includes 10 iMac computers, 1 Mac
Pro Tower, 1 MapBook laptop, ethernet-ready
color printer and software.
Student Press Law Center
Arlington, VA $72,000
Funding for an SPLC Attorney Advocate, an
upgrade in skill and experience from the
current legal fellowship.
TCC Group
New York, NY $200,000
Funding for the Challenge Fund for
Journalism IV, a grant program in
collaboration with the Ford Foundation and
the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The program, for organizations in the
journalism field, seeks to enhance
organizational capacity and readiness for
fundraising and supports participant
organizations with a matching challenge
grant to assist in implementing donor
development strategies.
University at Albany
Albany, NY $25,000
Funding for training students and mid-career
journalists in science writing. The pilot
project pairs scientists with science
reporters to discuss a particular field of
research, major discoveries, future
advances, ethical issues, and special
problems in reporting to the general public.
University
of Arizona
Tucson, AZ $75,000
Funding for University of Arizona Student
Media to replace analog equipment with
digital equipment in the UATV3 television
broadcast studio, including studio cameras
and tripods, newsgathering field cameras,
and a video switcher.
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR $24,000
Funding to upgrade old equipment at the
University of Arkansas television station
and to update classroom presentation
equipment.
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD $5,000
Funding for the 3rd Annual Randolph B.
Rosencrantz Citizenship Forum, focusing on
media and the role it plays in educating
individuals and shaping public opinion.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY $5,000
Funding for the 2007 National Summit on
Journalism in Rural America, a project of
the Institute for Rural Journalism and
Community Issues.
University of Maryland
Adelphi, MD $31,350
Funding for J-Lab including five Interactive
Summits, training and information exchanges
for top journalists; an Interactive
Journalism Brainstorming Summit for 60
journalists; support for freelance reporters
and writers; and two SNPA Traveling Campus
sessions.
University of Montana
Missoula, MT $60,000
Funding for Reznet, an online newspaper that
provides Native American college students
with training, experience, mentoring and
career development as they prepare for
journalism careers.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC $25,000
Funding for the student recruitment
component of the Chuck Stone Program for
Diversity in Education and Media. The
program brings 20 minority and disadvantaged
high school seniors to campus for an
intensive one-week summer workshop.
University of North Texas
Denton, TX $25,000
Funding for the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction
Writers Conference of the Southwest.
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK $150,000
Funding for a challenge grant for KGOU's
Expanding Horizons Capital Campaign which
includes renovating the station’s new
headquarters in Copeland Hall and upgrading
broadcast studio equipment.
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK $2,000,000
Funding for the final phase of Gaylord Hall.
The additional 44,000 square feet will
include space for the Public Relations
Student Agency, the Graduate Studies Center
for the new Ph.D. program and the
professional master’s program, a 180-seat
auditorium, and a two-story sound stage.
University of Southern Maine Student Senate
Portland, ME $15,000
Funding for Blunt Youth Radio Project.
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX $7,500
Funding for 'Journalism in July,' a
residential high school journalism workshop
for El Paso-Ciudad Juarez area schools.
Vietnamese American Association
Oklahoma City, OK $13,500
Funding to promote the expertise and
enhanced technical aspects of journalism of
Southeast Asian writers in Oklahoma City.
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA $37,100
Funding for a symposium on balancing First
Amendment rights with national security
concerns.
Washington Center for Politics and
Journalism
Washington, DC $80,000
Funding for the Politics & Journalism
Semester, a 16-week program in Washington,
DC for 13 journalism students. Activities
include classes in Political Parties,
Election Finance Law, Campaign Management,
Money and Ethics in Politics, Polling and
Research, Politics of Foreign Policy, and
Politics of Justice; “lunch-time mentors”
meeting individually with students to share
insights; and speakers.
Youth News Service Los Angeles Bureau
Los Angeles, CA $100,000
Funding for the Foster Youth Writing and
Education Project teaching journalism,
writing and photography skills to
underserved youth in the Los Angeles County
foster care system.
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