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Author and journalist Peter Copeland to present Povolny lecture

Peter Copeland ’79, a former war correspondent and Washington bureau chief, will discuss “Journalists at War” in a Jan. 24 lecture at Lawrence University, part of the 2022-23 Povolny Lecture Series in International Studies.

The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. in Wriston Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Copeland has been an author and journalist for more than 40 years. He was a Washington bureau chief for E.W. Scripps Company and has covered conflicts around the world. He has authored five books. His most recent, Finding the News: Adventures of a Young Reporter, was published in 2019.