Media Mayhem - Freedom of the Press & Hostage Negotiations with The NY Times Legal Counsel David McCraw

EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Serving as legal counsel for The New York Times has provided David McCraw with insight into some of the landmark stories and media battles of the last ten years. He joins Media Mayhem to share some of his valuable knowledge of the legal dealings of the most respected newspaper in the free world. We talk about Julian Assange and Wikileaks, the freedom-of-information act and the Obama administration, and negotiating to release kidnapped journalists in political hotspots--among other things. Through it all, Mr. McCraw keeps his unflappable even-handedness no matter how tricky the subject. This is an incredibly informative talk that sheds light on the stakes of media and the defenders of information. GUEST BIO: David McCraw is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of The New York Times Company, where he is responsible for litigation and for providing legal counsel to the newsrooms of The Times, The International Herald Tribune, and the company's other 15 newspapers as well as its websites. He has been at The Times since 2002. He previously served as Deputy General Counsel of The New York Daily News and a litigation associate at Clifford Chance and Rogers & Wells. He has lectured on US press law in various countries in the Middle East, South America, and Eastern Europe. McCraw has represented The New York Times in freedom of information lawsuits and other disputes involving the New York Police Department, the FBI and the Bush and the Obama <b>...</b>
Author: TheLipTV
Duration: 69:41



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Media Mayhem - Freedom of the Press & Hostage Negotiations with The NY Times Legal Counsel David McCraw