The Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE) is requesting a planning grant to explore the feasibility and potential of establishing a specialized educational news service aimed at both commercial and noncommercial news programs. During this planning phase they will: convene an Advisory Board to review and refine the project. This committee will examine such issues as what types of information should be included in such a news service, how stories will be selected and by whom, how accuracy and balance of each story will be determined, and how to assess the effectiveness of the effort in terms of impact on viewers interests, knowledge, and action; conduct market research to ascertain the receptiveness of the television news markets to an information product of this type, analyze the methods by which stories could be effectively and economically distributed, and assuming that feasibility of such a project is established, develop a specific plan for proceeding in a larger and longer-term scope.
Funders
NSF
Funding Program:
ISE/AISL
Award Number:
9452907
Funding Amount:
50000
TEAM MEMBERS
Steven Heard
Principal Investigator
Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education
Kathie Heard
Co-Principal Investigator
Foundation for Advancements in Science & Education
Judy Taussig
Co-Principal Investigator
Rob Mikuriya
Co-Principal Investigator
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