Visiting lecturer Ted Vaden has been hired by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reports. According to the N&O, Vaden will be deputy secretary of communications at the DOT, a position that pays $117,000.
Vaden is currently teaching courses in reporting and journalism ethics at Duke in the DeWitt Wallce Center for Media and Democracy. He also serves as the public editor of the N&O, a position that brings him into frequent contact with readers as he explains the paper’s coverage decisions in a weekly column.
According to the N&O, Vaden will start part-time at the DOT March 2, before transitioning to full-time work in May, when his teaching duties are completed.
