Deputy General Counsel at The New York Times and author of "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts"
Joined November 2010
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13 Jun 2019
On his new podcast, former US Attorney Preet Bharara gets me to explain (sort of) why I have never read his review of my book in The NY Times Book Review: cafe.com/stay-tuned-truth-in…
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25 May 2019
It's been a good week to remember how much those of us who care about press freedom owe to messy cases involving messy people: J.M. Near, Larry Flynt, Fred Phelps & the despicable rest. It's the principles that matter.
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6 May 2019
“How chilly is it in the U.S. ?” Canadian media lawyer Peter Jacobsen and I debate press freedom on both sides of the border for Toronto’s @globeandmail. tgam.ca/2Y0yvIU
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5 May 2019
Second best question so far from my book tour: "How did you write a hilarious book about a subject like the end of press freedom as we know it?" Topped only by the guy in Cambridge who asked why Putin shouldn't sue The NY Times for libel. truthinourtimes.com/
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23 Feb 2017
Lots of credit to @DavidMcCraw and his NYT legal team for helping the FBI learn about the Freedom of Information Act x.com/EricLiptonNYT/status/8…
23 Feb 2017
Tremendously important chapter in modern US anti terrorism history now much clearer as result of this effort by @ScottShaneNYT. x.com/ScottShaneNYT/status/8…
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17 Oct 2016
The Trump letter went out. The emails came pouring in Here's how it happened...goo.gl/qwGOEp
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