Steven Pressman
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| Steven Pressman | |
 Steven Pressman, 2008
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| Born | United States  |
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| Occupation | Journalist, Congressional Quarterly Editor, California Lawyer Magazine Editor, American Lawyer Media Author, Outrageous Betrayal |
Steven Pressman is an American legal journalist, freelance journalist, investigative journalist and biographer.
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[edit] Biography
Steven Pressman was born in Los Angeles in 1955. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in political science in 1977 from the University of California at Berkeley.[1]. He is the author of the book Outrageous Betrayal: The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile, (1993), Published by St. Martin's Press.
Pressman has worked as a newspaper and magazine journalist in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco[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 at California Lawyer Magazine, and the San Francisco Daily Journal. Beginning in 1998, he has been an editor at American Lawyer Media (ALM), in its San Francisco office.[3]. 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 the Columbia Journalism Review[4].
[edit] Landmark Education Corp. vs. Pressman
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For more details on this topic, see Outrageous_Betrayal#Landmark_Education_lawsuit.
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-active Cult Awareness Network litigation.
[edit] Published works
[edit] Books
- Outrageous Betrayal: The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile, August 1993, St. Martin's Press
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.rickross.com/reference/landmark/landmark194.pdf Pressman memo in support of motion to strike], Landmark Education Corp. vs. Steven Pressman, 1997
- ^ 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
- ^ . Landmark Motion to Compel Answers to Deposition Questions, November 10, 1997,
- ^ CJR, Jan/Feb 94 - Fouling Up Fair Use, by Steven Pressman. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
[edit] External links
- Fouling Up Fair Use, Columbia Journalism Review, February 1994
- Church Calls It Quits, the Daily Journal, May 12, 1994
- Libel Law in the United States , An Unfettered Press, U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs, Published by the United States Information Agency, 1994
- "Litigation Noir", California Law, 1994
