New York Times Lawyer David McCraw Talking Truth At Albany Law

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Ian Pickus

Published March 25, 2019 at 10:51 AM EDT

David McGraw serves as deputy general counsel at the New York Times, a job he also held at the Daily News before coming to the paper of record in 2002. In addition to teaching at NYU School of Law and Harvard Law School, McGraw is the author of a new book that is getting a lot of attention in these news war days: Truth In Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts. McGraw is a graduate of Albany Law School. He’ll return to campus for a discussion and book signing on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

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A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, produced and hosted the Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.

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