Indiana University School of Journalism

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USA Today editor Ken Paulson appears at Alumni Hall Wednesday, 7 p.m.

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A member of team of journalists who founded USA Today in 1982, Ken Paulson, editor and senior vice president of news at the newspaper, wraps up the School of Journalism Speaker Series with a talk 7 p.m. Wednesday in Alumni Hall in the IMU.

Paulson will address “From Superman to Subpoenas: Defending a free press,” a talk about the First Amendment and why journalists’ jobs have never been more important. Paulson was executive director of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University and has served as editor or managing editor for Gannett newpapers in five states.

Paulson, who also is a lawyer, was on the team of journalists who founded USA Today in 1982. He was also an early advocate of making newspaper content available online, launching online newspapers in both Florida and New York in 1993. As editor, his duties extend to the USA Today Web site content.

His speech is co-sponsored by the Indiana Coalition for Open Government.

Earlier speakers this fall included Bob Woodward of the Washington Post and Lisa Ling of National Geographic’s Explorer.

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