PEACE NETWORK, THE DIVERSITY CENTER, DRURY PRE-LAW PROGRAM
Present
Paul McMasters
Discussing
"Secrecy versus Security: Can Democracy Function in the Dark?"

Recently retired from The Freedom Forum, McMasters is one of the nation's leading authorities on First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues. In this address, he will deal with governmental information policies, particularly at the federal level, that have turned increasingly secretive and manipulative by examining a number of open government issues in the news .In a conversation with the audience afterward he will explore whether excessive secrecy helps or harms national security.

McMasters began his journalism career at the News-Leader in 1960 and has been presented with the Society of Professional Journalists' highest honor, the Wells Key. He became executive director of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he worked to educate and inform about First Amendment issues that arise in Congress, the courts, the media, and other areas of public life. He is a charter member of the National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame and has been awarded The John Peter and Anna Catherine Zenger First Amendment Award. 

The Diversity Center (Historical Washington Avenue Baptist Church) on the Drury campus
November 5, 7:00 PM

Seating is limited, so plan to arrive early.

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