Michael Paulson
Michael Paulson is an American journalist. From 2000 to 2010 he covered religion for The Boston Globe. Since 2010, he has been the Globe's city editor.
Personal
Paulson is a native of Newton, Massachusetts and now lives in Boston. He obtained his degree from Haverford College.
Career
Currently, Mr. Paulson is the National Religion reporter for the NY Times. While working for The Boston Globe, Paulson was responsible for covering the world's faith and spirituality. He began working for The Boston Globe in January 2000. Prior to working here, he spent seven years as a city hall reporter, state house bureau chief, and as a Washington correspondent at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Before that he worked as a political reporter for the San Antonio Light in Texas.
Books
Paulson co-authored the book, "Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church."
Awards
Paulson won a number of awards which include:
In 2003, he shared in the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of child abuse affairs in the archdiocese of Boston. He has also won the Mike Berger, Templeton and Supple awards in 2008, and is a four-time winner of the Wilbur Award for his coverage of the Boston archdiocese abuse scandal, the elevation of Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, and the death of Pope John Paul II.