Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

CBS Foundation Inc. News and Public Affairs Fellowships for 1958-1959 CBS Foundation Inc. has established at Columbia University in New York a group of one-year CBS Foundation Fellowships, for eligible persons engaged in news and public affairs in the radio and television field. The Fellows will have all University expenses paid and in addition will receive a stipend designed to cover living and other necessary costs during the fellowship year. Eight fellowships are offered for 1958-1959. Purpose of the Fellowships CBS Foundation Inc. has established the fellowships to offer a year of study for men and women engaged in Radio-TV news and public affairs who show promise of greater development and who seem most likely to benefit from the study year provided. The fellowships make it possible for a holder to pursue credit or non-credit courses of his own choosing from the wide curriculum of Columbia University. The courses chosen should be those w hich, in the opinion of the Fellow and with the advice of a University representative, can contribute most advantageously to a broadening and strengthening of his background for continued work in news and public affairs. The courses would not, therefore, be limited to any general field; they might range across such varied fields as diplomatic history, economics, modern languages, Far Eastern affairs, political science, labor relations, nuclear science, etc. In addition to the study program, CBS Foundation Fellows will meet from time to time as a group to hear invited speakers on subjects related to the news and public affairs field and to discuss these subjects with them; and they will be invited from time to time to observe and discuss news and public affairs programs and operating techniques at CBS Radio and CBS Television studios in New York. The Fellowship Year While Fellows will be expected to meet the attendance standards of the courses in which they enroll, no final examination or paper or report will be required. The year is intended to be one in which promising people can, through detachment from their routine work, find both formal and informal opportunities to build up their knowledge of particular subjects and, at the same time, increase their understanding of the potentialities of radio and television as media for news and public affairs programming. The second series of fellowships, offered for the academic year 1958-1959, will start in September 1958. Address request for an application or other correspondence to: William C. Ackerman Executive Director, CBS Foundation Inc. 485 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N. Y. Applications must be received not later than December 16, 1957. The Selecting Committee will announce its selections about February 75, 1958. Requirements for Applicants 1. Qualification in one of the following categories: A. Xews and public affairs staff employes of (1) the CBS Radio Network and its six owned stations; (2) the 196 U.S. stations affiliated with CBS Radio, but not owned by it; (3) the CBS Television Network and its five owned stations; (4) the 183 U.S. stations affiliated with CBS Television, but not owned by it. B. Regular members of the staffs of non-commercial radio and television stations licensed to colleges and universities who are engaged for a substantial portion of their time in news and public affairs programs. C. Teachers of courses in radio and television news and public affairs techniques at colleges and universities. An applicant "must be fully employed in one of Categories A, B and C, and must have sufficient full-time experience in the field to indicate ability and promise of greater development. 2. A statement by the applicant's employer promising the applicant his present job, or an equivalent job, at the end of the fellowship year. 3. A statement covering the applicant's personal history; educational background; experience in news and public affairs; and the studies the applicant desires to pursue and the relation of these studies to work performed or contemplated. The Selecting Committee (for 1958-1959) On Behalf of the Public: Lewis W. Douglas, former American Ambassador lo Great Britain; former Member of Congress and Director of the Budget; former Principal, McGitl University; Chairman of the Board, Mutual Life Insurance Company of Nexv York. Joseph E. Johnson, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former Professor of History, Williams College; former officer of U. S. Department of State and adviser to U. S. delegations to the U. N. Byron Price, former Executive News Editor, A ssociated Press; Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations; U. S. Director of Censorship, World War II; awarded special Pulitzer citation for creation and administration of press and broadcasting wartime codes (iqjj). On Behalf of Columbia University: Dr. Jacques Barzun, Dean of the Graduate Faculties. Dr. John A. Krout, Vice President and Provost. On Behalf of CBS Foundation Inc.: Sic Mickelson, Vice President in Charge of News and Public Affairs, CBS, Inc., and a member of the Board of CBS Foundation Inc. Edward R. Murrow, News and Public Affairs broadcaster. The Selecting Committee will consider, among other factors, whether the stipend offered each applicant will be sufficient to meet living and other necessary expenses to the applicant. In cases where an applicant has above-average living expenses because of the size of family or above-average travel and transportation expenses because of the distance of his city or town from New York, consideration will be given to the possibility of a special allowance. All expenses at Columbia University (including tuition and special charges in connection with the fellowship program) will be paid in full for each Fellow.