The College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln announced a $730,000 endowed gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation that will be used to fund global projects by aspiring photojournalists who will travel the globe to document instances of human need. Photojournalists Joel Sartore and Thomas Mangelsen each gave an additional $10,000 to the fund and an additional $250,000 will be added to the effort from UNL private funds to bring the fund's total to $1 million.
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