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CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA RECEIVES GRANT
FROM IEEE FOUNDATION FOR TECHNOLOGY NEWS REPORTING
News
Stories Will Air on Local TV Broadcasts Nationally
New York, NY (August 22, 2005) --
The IEEE Foundation has awarded the Center for Science and the Media, a 501(c)(3)
organization, $45,000 for the production of television news reports on technology
and engineering advances. CSM’s production partner, ScienCentral, Inc.,
will collaborate with the IEEE History Center to produce the stories, which
will run in local news broadcasts on ABC stations nationwide and be featured
in the History Center’s IEEE Virtual Museum exhibitions. The first news
report will be available for broadcast on August 23, 2005.
Says CSM president Eliene Augenbraun,
“We are thrilled to have this opportunity. Through this program, we will
bring millions of Americans the latest news on the technology advances via their
local news broadcasts, still the number one news source in this country. Our
goal is to bridge the information gap between scientists, engineers and the
public. This program is particularly critical at a time when we need to inspire
young Americans to go into science and engineering careers.”
ScienCentral partnered with ABC
to provide network affiliates with news content they can air in their broadcasts
throughout the day. Each ScienCentral news story is seen by as many as five
million viewers.
“Presenting technical and
scientific achievements in ways that are exciting and yet understandable to
a broad audience is critical today,” says Dr. Richard J. Gowen, president
of the IEEE Foundation. “Young people need the encouragement to pursue
interests in math and science since they are the future engineers and scientists.
And we all need to increase our understanding of technology because it not only
helps us cope with the rapid changes in our lives that technology brings, but
also engenders support for technology research and development, also vital to
our future. This program by the Center for Science and Media is an important
step in achieving these goals.”
For more information,
contact:
Dr. Eliene Augenbraun
CEO and President
ScienCentral, Inc.
212-244-9577, ext. 111
ea@sciencentral.com
About IEEE, IEEE Foundation, and
the IEEE History Center
The
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., is a non-profit, technical
professional association of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately
150 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority in technical
areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications,
to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.
With contributions from generous
sponsors around the world, the IEEE Foundation supports IEEE activities that
advance technology beyond the immediate demands of the marketplace to the benefit
of humanity as a whole.
The IEEE History
Center maintains many useful resources for the engineer, for
the historian of technology, and for anyone interested in
the development of electrical and computer engineering and
their role in modern society.
About Center
for Science and the Media
The
Center for Science and the Media is a 501 (c) (3) organization,
which was founded in 1997. The Center aims to improve scientists’
ability to communicate with the public. With its production
partner ScienCentral, Inc. The Center produces programs and
conducts research so that the public can make important science
and technology decisions in an increasingly complex world.
For more information visit www.scienceandmedia.org.
About ScienCentral
News
ScienCentral
News is an independent news bureau offering unique, quality
science and technology reporting for broadcast, public television
and cable television outlets. Based in New York City, ScienCentral
News is funded, in part, by a generous grant from the National
Science Foundation/Public Understanding of Research. For more
information visit www.sciencentral.com.
CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA RECEIVES AWARD
FROM CARNEGIE CORP OF NY FOR EDUCATION NEWS REPORTING
News
Stories Will Air on ABC, NBC Local Affiliates Nationally
New
York, NY (Mar 10, 2004) -- Carnegie Corporation of New York
awarded the Center for Science and the Media (CSM), a 501(c)(3)
organization, $60,000 towards the independently produced television
news reports on education. CSM’s partner, ScienCentral,
will produce the stories, which will be made available to
local ABC and NBC stations nation-wide to assist the stations
in covering education issues.
Says
Center for Science and the Media president Eliene Augenbraun,
“ We’re thrilled that Carnegie Corporation has
given us this opportunity. News coverage of education has
often been about everything except what goes on in the classroom;
strikes, violence, adult misconduct, school board conflicts,
and so on. These reports will focus on research into teacher
training, attrition, the science of learning, literacy, urban
school reform, and optimum class size. Local stations can
add relevant information to focus the reports to their community.
As Presidential candidates debate educational policy, this
kind of reporting is critical.”
ScienCentral
has partnered with ABC, and more recently with NBC, to provide
network affiliates with research news they can air in their
broadcasts throughout the day. Each ScienCentral news story
is seen by between 1-5 million viewers.
Says
Carnegie Corporation’s Susan King, “This grant
reflects Carnegie Corporation’s commitment to bring
emerging ideas and trends on issues as important as education
to wider audiences. The Center for Science and the Media,
with ScienCentral, have tapped into an enormously effective
means of disseminating important information that will help
inform the public about efforts to improve teaching and learning.
For
more information, contact:
Dr. Eliene
Augenbraun
CEO and President
ScienCentral, Inc.
212-244-9577, ext. 111
ea@sciencentral.com
About
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation’s mission is “to promote
the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.”
Its program interests are education, international peace and
security, strengthening U.S. democracy and international development.
About
ScienCentral News
ScienCentral News is an independent news service offering
unique, quality science and technology reporting for broadcast,
public television and cable television outlets. Based in New
York City, ScienCentral News is funded, in part, by the generous
support of the National Science Foundation Awards ESI0201155
and ESI0206184. For more information visit www.sciencentral.com.
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