Pamela B. Fine is the new Knight Chair in News, Leadership and Community.

Fine had been the managing editor of The Indianapolis Star since 2004. She has held leadership positions at The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and in the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Associated Press Managing Editors. She has been a Pulitzer Prize juror four times.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, with a minor in English, from the University of Florida. She is working toward her Master’s degree in Media Management.

The Knight Chair professorship, which is endowed by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is committed to promoting the study and advancement of journalism and journalism education.

Fine will teach classes at KU and develop initiatives to help facilitate improved journalism in service to communities and citizens.