Fellowships Available to NAMME’s Leadership Development Institute
October 29 – November 1, 2007
New York City Thanks to the generosity of DaimlerChrysler, The Gannett Foundation and The McClatchy Company, nine (9) fellowships will be available for the October 2007 Albert E. Fitzpatrick Leadership Development Institute hosted by The New York Times Company. These fellowships allow minority managers to receive executive development and training to empower them to advance into the upper management ranks of their industry.
There are five (5) fellowships for individuals working in print (newspapers, magazines, online) and four (4) fellowships for individuals working in broadcast (radio, television, online). The fellowships cover tuition and all travel-related costs, including hotel and transportation. The McClatchy Company FellowshipsThe McClatchy Company has generously funded four (4) fellowships to the October session of NAMME’s LDI. Two fellowships will be awarded to McClatchy employees only and two will be awarded to industry candidates in print.
DaimlerChrysler Leaders in Diversity and Communications (LIDAC) FellowshipsThrough the continued, generous support of DaimlerChrysler, two (2) Leaders in Diversity and Communications (LIDAC) Fellowships are available to NAMME’s Leadership Development Institute. The NAMME/LIDAC Fellowships are restricted to minority managers working in television, radio and online media only. Gannett Foundation
Through a generous supplemental grant, the Gannett Foundation will fund three (3) additional fellowships to NAMME’s 2007 Fall Leadership Development Institute. These fellowships will be open to both print and broadcast candidates.
For more information, go to www.namme.org/programs/ldi/apply or contact Nancy Osborn, administrator: nosborn@namme.org; 703-854-7179.
