- Steven Pressman
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name = Steven Pressman
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occupation = Journalist, "Congressional Quarterly "
Editor, "California Lawyer Magazine "
Editor, "American Lawyer Media "
Author, "Outrageous Betrayal "
spouse =Steven Pressman is an American
legal journalist,freelance journalist ,investigative journalist andbiographer .Biography
Steven Pressman was born in Los Angeles in 1955. He obtained a
Bachelor's Degree in political science in1977 from the University of California at Berkeley. http://www.rickross.com/reference/landmark/landmark194.pdf "Pressman memo in support of motion to strike"] , Landmark Education Corp. vs. Steven Pressman, 1997] . He is the author of the book "Outrageous Betrayal : The dark journey ofWerner Erhard from est to exile", (1993), Published bySt. Martin's Press .Pressman has worked as a newspaper and magazine journalist in
Los Angeles ,Washington, D.C. , andSan Francisco [Pressman, Steven, "Outrageous Betrayal : The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile". New York:St. Martin's Press , 1993. ISBN 0-312-09296-2] . He was a writer at Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C., where he covered Congress and politics. He also has worked as an editor atCalifornia Lawyer Magazine , and theSan Francisco Daily Journal . Beginning in 1998, he has been an editor at American Lawyer Media (ALM), in its San Francisco office. [. [http://www.rickross.com/reference/landmark/landmark205.pdf "Landmark Motion to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions"] , November 10, 1997, ] . Throughout his journalism career, he has written freelance articles for several publications, including The Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Magazine, George, California Journal and theColumbia Journalism Review [cite web |url=http://archives.cjr.org/year/94/1/fair.asp |title=CJR, Jan/Feb 94 - Fouling Up Fair Use, by Steven Pressman |accessdate=2007-11-17 |format= |work=] .Landmark Education Corp. vs. Pressman
In
1998 ,Landmark Education spent months in an unsuccessful attempt to compel Steven Pressman to respond to deposition questions aimed at obtaining the confidential sources he used for research on "Outrageous Betrayal" for use in the then-activeCult Awareness Network litigation.Published works
Books
* "", August
1993 ,St. Martin's Press Articles
* "Libel Law: Finding the Right Balance", "Editorial Research Reports 2",
August 18 ,1989
*"Taking Cults to Court for Psychological Injuries", "New Jersey Law Review", p. 4,March 9 ,1992 .
*"Mixing Lawyers and Cults", "California Lawyer Magazine",June 1 ,1992 , p.22, 24.
*"Suit Against New-Age Groups Hit Snags", "Legal Times", p14.,November 30 ,1992 .References
External links
* [http://archives.cjr.org/year/94/1/fair.asp Fouling Up Fair Use] , "Columbia Journalism Review", February
1994
* [http://www.whyaretheydead.net/misc/Factnet/LD.TXT Church Calls It Quits] , "the Daily Journal",May 12 ,1994
* [http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/press/press08.htm Libel Law in the United States ] , [http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/press/ "An Unfettered Press"] ,U.S. Department of State 'sBureau of International Information Programs , Published by theUnited States Information Agency ,1994
*"Litigation Noir", "California Law",1994
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