Ken Paulson
Ken Paulson
Ken Paulson is the dean of the College of Media and Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University, and president of the Newseum Institute's First Amendment Center. He is also the former editor-in-chief of USA Today and remains a columnist on USA Today's board of contributors, writing about First Amendment issues. He is the author and narrator of "Freedom Sings,"a multimedia stage show celebrating the First Amendment that continues to tour the nation's campuses...
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our reporters publishing this story were kind of proud of the fact that they had identified '60 Minutes' source and gotten the documents from that source rather than the White House.
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at the same time this source is giving us the documents they have given to '60 Minutes,' the White House is releasing the same documents to the entire press corps.
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This year's honorees represent a new generation with passion, promise and a global perspective. We're pleased to be able to salute the good work and commitment of these outstanding students, all of whom are destined to make a difference.
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We're increasingly inclined to put our scoops on the Web before publication in the newspaper. Our guiding principle should be to serve our readers first, getting news and information out as quickly as possible. It's also true that some stories just work better in print, particularly enterprise and investigative work with multiple elements and greater depth and length. The key is to tailor the content to the platform.
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That's an area of particular satisfaction, where we made a difference?
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We posted that in the early evening. That generated extensive coverage in the media, most of which credited USA TODAY. We then gave our readers an extended interview and full details in the next day's paper.