The Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship was established by the RTDNA Foundation Board of Trustees in honor of Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield. Barney and Vada served in WWII and both had illustrious military careers. Barney's long and impressive career included a stint as a Hollywood studio publicist, WWII Army and post-war Air Force public relations officer, author, and lecturer. Col. Oldfield was also a businessman and philanthropist who founded over 40 private foundations, including the RTDNA Foundation. This fellowship is awarded to a reporter or producer in radio, television or digital news engaged in covering national defense and security. Fellowships are open to professional broadcast or digital journalists with less than 10 years of experience. In addition to the monetary award, winners are invited to Washington D.C. Applicants must submit URL links to 3-5 work samples. Links should be broadcast (television/radio) or online news pieces; and should be uploaded to a host site like YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from a professor, advisor or supervisor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Radio Television Digital News Association for more information.