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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 043 827 AC 008 547 TITLE A Report on the Activities of the First Five Years, 1963-1968. INSTITUTION Thompson Foundation, London (England). PUB DATE [69] NOTE 34p.; photos EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF-$0.25 HC-$1.80 DESCRIPTORS Admission Criteria, Audiovisual Aids, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Curriculum, Developing Nations, Expenditure Per Student, Foreign Nationals, Grants, *Inservice Education, Instructional Staff, *Journalism, Physical Facilities, *Production Techniques, Students, *Television IDENTIFIERS Great Britain ABSTRACT The Thomson Foundation trains journalists and television producers and engineers from developing nations in order to help these nations use mass communication techniques in education. Applicants must be fluent in English; moreover, their employers must certify that the applicants merit overseas training and will return to their work after training. Scholarships cover most expenses other than travel to and from the United Kingdom. Three 12-week courses covering such topics as news editing, reporting, features, photography, agricultural journalism, management, and press freedoms, are held annually at the Thomson Foundation Editorial Study Centre in Cardiff; two 16-week courses are held on various aspects of engineering and program production at the Television College, Glasgow. During vacation periods, the centers offer workshops and other inservice training opportunities to outside groups.(The document includes the evolution of the programs, trustee and staff rosters, Foundation grants, capital and per capita costs, overseas visits and cumulative list of students from 68 countries.) (LY) A REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FIRST FIVE YEARS 1963/1968 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECES- SARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY. THOMSON, FOUNDATION CONTENTS Introduction 3Training Overseas Journalists 16 Cardiff as a Training Centre The Trustees 4The CPU Courses (with obituaryThe Earl of Kilmuir) Sports Editors The Director Agricultural Journalism The Television College Audio-Visual Aids in Training Board of Governors Films for Training Syllabus Advisory Committee "Scope" Editorial Study Centre Overseas Training 21 Advisory Board Television Journalism Staff of the Foundation 7 Sierra Leone Research Project Applying for a course 7Overseas Visits 22 The Editorial Study Centre The Director Syllabus The Principal of the TV College The Television Courses The Director of Editorial Studies Television College Syllabus Training in United Kingdom 24 Selection of Trainees 9Dates of Courses at Cardiff Dates of Courses at Kirkhill Training Television Personnel 10Newspaper Management Course The Television Syllabus Advisory Miscellaneous Fellowships Committee Television College Staff Foundation Grants 25 Description of Duties Guest Lecturers at the Television Appendix 26 College Members of Courses Training TV News Editors Names, Countries, Courses Vacation Activities attended *** 7,,774 7-7 L A memorable moment for Lina Alberti of Peru. She was one of the Foundation students presented to Princess Margaret who opened International blouse, Penarth - where successive courses have been housed. Lord Thomson in the News Room during a visit to Kirkhill House in October 1968. 2 INTRODUCTION "Frequently it has beenmy privilege to entertain in this country the trainee journalists and trainee press administrators who havecome here from Commonwealth countries,many of them very new emerging countries, under the aegis of the Thomson Foundation" The Rt. Hon. Harold Wilson, O.B.E., the Prime Minister, at Lord Thomson's 75th Birthday Party on 5th June,1969. "It might be fitting to say, that since the days when Carnegie and Rockefeller pioneered large-scale philanthropy inabigway, no man has used his money moreintelligently than Mr. Roy Thomson has in giving D,000,000 to set up this foundation 9f Mr. T. Dalyell, M.P. for West Lothian, in the House of Commons, November, 1962. The Thomson Foundation, set up by British High Commissioner in Foundation Television College, Kirkhill Mr. Roy Thomson (now Lord Nigeria, and later British High House, Newton Mearns, Glasgow. Thomson of Fleet) in 1962, has as its Commissioner in Malaysia. At Cardiff, three 12-week courses a main purpose the training of Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of year are given to working journalists journalists and television producers Tunis, former Governor-General of from all parts of the world. In addition, and engineers from developing Canada was Chairman from 1967 to an intensive three-week course is countries. The aim is to help these 1969. (Lord Alexander died in June given each year to holders of countries to harness and develop 1969 since thiS report was prepared Commonwealth Press Union modern techniques of mass and he has been succeeded as scholarships who are visiting Britain. communication in the service of Chairman by Mr. James M. Coltart, At the Television College near education. LL.D. Also since this report was Glasgow the Foundation conducts two As a charitable trust, the Foundation prepared the Hon. Gavin Astor, 16 week courses each year in television can have no financial interest in any President of Times Newspapers and production, engineering and related commercial enterprise. It has no Chairman of Council of the subjects. connection with the Thomson Commonwealth Press Union has But the work of the Foundation is Organisation Ltd., or with any other joined the Board of Trustees). The not limited to these training courses. business interests throughout the other members of the Board are Lord It has sponsored a course in world, except that it sometimes asks Williamson of Eccleston, a Labour Newspaper Management, in for Thomson Organisation experts and Life Peer; the Hon. Kenneth Thomson, co-operation with the University of facilities to assist with training. son of Lord Thomson; and James Stathclyde, Glasgow, and has set up The Foundation's policies are formed Coltart, LL.D., Deputy Chairman of and participated in journalism training by a Board of Trustees. The first the Thomson Organisation. courses and seminars in Cyprus, India, Chairman of the Trustees was Lord The chief executive, the Director of Thailand, the Philippines, Malawi and Kilmuir, a former Lord Chancellor, the Foundation, is Mr. Tom Neil, a Afghanistan, Television training who died in January 1967. He was former senior civil servant with many seminars have been conducted in succeeded on the Board by Viscount years of experience in East Africa. Cyprus, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Head of Throope; as Anthony Head he The main part of U.K. training is Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda and Zambia. was formerly Minister for War in the carried out at the Thomson It is the policy of the Foundation to British Government, then.Minister of Foundation Editorial Study Centre, extend such overseas training in Defence. After leaving politics he was Cardiff, and at the Thomson future years. THE TRUSTEES The Trustees are, as their name ended the war as a Brigadier. He was elected Conservative Member of implies, responsible for the elected to Parliament in 1945 as Parliament for Liverpool (West Derby). execution of the Trust Deed Conservative member for Carshalton, He represented that constituency in the establishing the Thomson and was an MP until 1960, when he wasHouse of Commons for 19 years. Foundation. created the first Viscount Head of In 1942 he was knighted and became They meet regularly, allocate Throope. He was Secretary of State forSolicitor-General in the Coalition finances for projects, and determine War from 1951 to 1956, and Minister of Government. From 1951 he was Home the policies of the Foundation. Defence from October, 1956, to JanuarySecretary until 1954, when he was The Trustees are responsible for 1957. He was the first UK. High created Earl of Kilmuir, and entered the the Trust Fund and the income of theCommissioner to the newly independentHouse of Lords as Lord Chancellor. He Foundation, and it is their Federation of Nigeria, from 1960 to 1963,resigned from that position in 1962. responsibility to see that the incnmeand was High Commissioner to the Following the death of the Earl of of the Foundation is spent in Federation of Malaysia from 1963 to Kilmuir, Field Marshal the Rt. Hon, Earl accordance with the purposes laid 1966. Alexander of Tunis became chairman out in the Trust Deed. They have of the Foundation, and the vacancy on wide powersas, indeed, do all The Rt. Hon. Lord Williamson, of the Board of Trustees was filled by Trustees of charitable funds Eccleston CBE., JP. Trade Viscount Head of Throope. provided they are in accordance Unionist with the broad terms of the Trust Born in 1897. He served on the Director of the Foundation Deed. In fact, they act very much asLiverpool City Council (1929-35) and theMr. Thomas Neil, CMG, TD. a Board in a public company, exceptNational Executive of the Labour Party Born in 1913. He was educated at King's that they are appointed and not (1940-47). He was Labour Member of College, University of Durham (BSc, elected. Parliament for Lincoln and Rutland NDA). He served in the war of 1939-45 (Brigg) between 1945 and 1948. In 1947 with the Devonshire Regiment (TA), as he was elected to the General Council a Lieutenant-Colonel, in the United Chairman: (1967 -1969) Kingdom, East Africa and the Middle Field Marshal the Rt. Hon. Earl of the Trades Union Congress and was Chairman for 1956-57. He was knighted East. He joined the Colonial Service, Alexander of Tunis, KG., PC., becoming District Officer, Kenya, in GCB., OM., GCMG., CSI., DSO., in 1956 and early in 1962 he was created a life peer. He retired in 1962 after 15 1947; Assistant Secretary 1952; MC., (deceased). Soldier. Assistant Chie Secretary 1957; and in Born in 1891; he fought in France years as General Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal1959 was appointed Permanent throughout the 1914-18 war, receiving Secretary in Kenya's Ministry of the DSO, MC and Legion of Honour.