CUNY Journalism Press

Goodale on 219 West TV

Tim Harper — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:02:56 +0000

James Goodale, the author of our book Fighting for the Press appears on “219 West,” CUNY-TV’s premier newsmagazine program to talk about the book, a mix of memoir about the Pentagon Papers (he was chief counsel for the New York Times) and how the Obama administration may be even tougher on press freedom that the Nixon administration. Go to 14:17 for the Goodale interview.

Andy Carvin on ‘Talk of the Nation’

Tim Harper — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:18:34 +0000

Here’s NPR senior social strategist Andy Carvin on “Talk of the Nation” discussing the book he did for CUNY Journalism Press — DISTANT WITNESS: Social Media, the Arab Spring and a Journalism Revolution — along with the Newtown shootings, the Boston Marathon bombings, and more on social media and journalism.

Courtroom Art Exhibit in Jersey City

Tim Harper — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:24:59 +0000

The authors of our upcoming book, The Illustrated Courtroom, are part of an exhibit of courtroom art — that unique meeting of journalism and art — are part of a show starting April 29 in Jersey City.

More Goodale Raves

Tim Harper — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:52:11 +0000

The Litchfield County Times is the latest publication to run a long and thoughful article on James Goodale and his new book, Fighting for the Press, that serves not only as memoir that reveals the never-before-told stories behind the Pentagon Papers, but also looks at how the Obama Administration is challenging the concepts of press freedom.

Goodale Speech Sends Ripples

Tim Harper — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:44:36 +0000

James Goodale is getting lots of attention for his book Fighting for the Press in the wake of his provocative speech before the City Club of Cleveland, historically a prestigious venue for speakers addressing national issues. Listen for yourself to hear what Goodale has to say not only about the Pentagon Papers, but about the Obama administration’s campaign against the free press.

Goodale Tells CJR Obama Maybe Be Worse Than Nixon

Tim Harper — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:20:47 +0000

Former New York Times chief counsel James Goodale, the lawyer who engineered the landmark Pentagon Papers case through the Supreme Court, suggests in a Columbia Journalism Review Q&A with freelance writer Susan Armitage that President Obama may be worse for press freedom than President Nixon. Read more about Goodale’s Pentagon Papers memoir, and his analysis of current press freedom dangers, in his new book Fighting for the Press.

Guardian calls Goodale book ‘Amazing”

Tim Harper — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:54:01 +0000

Glen Greenwald of the Guardian hails Fighting for the Press, longtime NY Times counsel James Goodale’s new memoir on the Pentagon Papers, especially for Goodale’s comparisons of Obama’s current anti-openness policies to Nixon’s. And here is journalist Susan Armitage’s interview with Goodale in the Columbia Journalism Review.

The Illustrated Court Blog

Tim Harper — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:57:29 +0000

Elizabeth Williams and the other illustrators doing our upcoming (2014) book The Illustrated Courtroom have launched a blog getting lots of hits from artists, journalists, lawyers, judges and probably a criminal or two. Check out the blog, with lots of courtroom drawings new and old at http://illustratedcourtroom.blogspot.com/

Another Star Blurb for Pentagon Papers Book

Tim Harper — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:53:13 +0000

Fighting for the Press, the Pentagon Papers memoir and analysis of current First Amendment threats by longtime New York Times counsel James C. Goodale, (paperback and ebook available here) continues to collect blurbs from boldfaced names. Here’s the latest:

“I thought I knew the Pentagon Papers story backward and foreword, but Fighting for the Press proved me wrong. James Goodale has written a thriller that is also an insider’s account of perhaps the most important moment in modern journalism.”

Alex S. Jones, Director, Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and co-author of The Trust.

Fighting for the Press Available Now

Tim Harper — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:21:11 +0000

James C. Goodale’s monumental book – FIGHTING FOR THE PRESS: The Inside Story of the Pentagon Papers and Other Battles — is now shipping. Order now and get the ebook immediately and the paperback within a few days. Part legal memoir, part analysis of the battle for press freedom in America, Goodale for the first time offers the inside story from the perspective of the New York Times, where as chief counsel he was the architect of the newspaper’s legal challenge that led to one of the landmark First Amendment cases in American history.

The book is also available in paperback and ebook on Amazon and BN.com