Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1963)

CBS FOUNDATION INC. News Fellowships for 1963-1964 CBS Foundation established in 1957 at Columbia University in New York a group of oneyear CBS Foundation Fellowships, for eligible persons engaged in news and public affairs i)i the radio and television field. The Fellows have all University expenses paid and in addition receive a stipend designed to cover living and other necessary costs during the fellowship year. Eight fellowships are offered for 1963-196J. Purpose of the Fellowships CBS Foundation has established the fellowships to offer a year of study for men and women in radio and television 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 select, from the wide curriculum of Columbia University, courses which, 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. Courses may range across such varied fields as diplomatic history, economics, modern languages, Far Eastern affairs, political science, labor relations, public administration, American history. With the approval of the University, the Fellow may become a candidate for a graduate degree. In addition to the study program, CHS 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. The Fellows also will be invited from time to time to observe and discuss news and public affairs programs and techniques at CBS News offices and 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 for news and public affairs programming. The seventh series of fellowships, for the academic year 19631964, will start in September 1963. Address request for application or other correspondence to: JULIUS F. BRAUNER Executive Director, CBS Foundation Inc. 485 .Madison Avenue, New York 22, N. Y. Applications must be postmarked not later than March 1, 1963. The Selecting Committee will announce its selections early in A pril. Requirements for Applicants 1. Qualification in one of the following categories: A. News and public affairs staff employes of (1) CBS News, (2) CBS Owned radio stations, (3) CBS Owned television stations, (4) U.S. stations affiliated with CBS Radio, but not owned by it, and (5) U.S. stations affiliated with the CBS Television Network, but not owned by it. B. Regular members of the staffs of non-commercial educational radio and television stations who are engaged for a substantial portion of their time in news and public affairs programs. C. Teachers of courses in the techniques of radio and television news and public affairs 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. 77/ e Selecting Committee (for i96yi964) Public Members MARK ETHRIDGE, Chairman of the Board, The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times; Trustee, Ford Foundation; former President, National Association of Broadcasters; former Director, Associated Press; former Chairman, U.S. Advisory Commission on Information. ALFRED A. KNOPF, Chairman of the Board, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; former member and Chairman, Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments; member, Overseers' Visiting Committees, History and English Departments, Harvard University and Council of the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. SOL TAISHOFF, President, Broadcusting Publications, Inc.; Editor and Publisher, Broadcasting and Television Magazines; former President, Broadcast Pioneers; member Awards Committee, Saturday Review; recipient Distinguished Service in Journalism Award, University of Missouri, lyy,; former National President, Sigma Delta Chi. Columbia University Members LAWRENCE H. CHAMBERLAIN, lice President. RALPH S. HALFORD, Dean of Graduate Fat ulties, CBS Foundation Members RICHARD S. SALANT, President of CBS News. BLAIR CLARK, General Manager and I ice President of CBS News. The Selecting Committee reserves the right to revoke or terminate an appointment in cases where it deems such action advisable. The decisions of the Committee are final. All expenses at Columbia University (including tuition and special charges) will be paid for each Fellow. In addition, each Fellow will receive a stipend for living and other expenses. These stipends are adjusted to individual family-size situations, and are therefore of varying amounts; they are intended, with the expenses paid to Columbia on behalf of each Fellow, to average approximately .§8000 for each Fellow for the academic year.