James C. Goodale

Articles by or with James Goodale

"Spielberg's 'The Post': Good Movie, Bad History," by James Goodale THE DAILY BEAST, December 22, 2017

"Journalism Isn't Safe Anymore: The Lesson 'Citizen Four'" by Steve Helmeci, NEON TOMMY, ANNENBERG DIGITAL NEWS, Mar 8, 2015

"Tricky Dick vs. the New York Times: How Nixon declared war on journalism," by James C. Goodale, SALON.COM, Feb 23, 2014

"To reform the NSA, fire officials who lie," by James C. Goodale, THE GUARDIAN, Sept. 25, 2013

"Charlie Hebdo Magazine To Receive Pen Award" by Associated Press, NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 2015

"Greg Johnson: Sunshine week was gloomy on all levels," by Greg Johnson, KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL, March 20, 2015

"Former 'Times' editor discusses Pentagon Papers, government leaks," by Michele Dargan, PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS, Feb. 26, 2015.

"U.S. Drops to 49th in World Press Freedom Rankings, Worst Since Obama Became President," by Glenn Greenwald, THE INTERCEPT, Feb 12, 2015

"USA Today's Susan Page Says Obama Administration Most 'Dangerous' to Press in U.S. History" by Catherine Taibi. THE HUFFINGTON POST, Oct. 28, 2014

"Window to the Past: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan", by Rick Schmitt, WASHINGTON LAWYER. Oct. 2014

"Cashill: Ebola crisis puts Obama's credibility to the test," by Jack Cashill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Oct. 6, 2014

"Eric Holder's Mixed Legacy," by Clarence Page, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 2013 and THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept 29, 2014.

"Text-Inspectors," by Andrew O'Hagan, LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS, Sept 25, 2014

"Obama: Wrong on cellphone searches and more" by Steve Chapman, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 29, 2014

"Obama Likes Secrets, Including Yours," by Steve Chapman, REAL CLEAR POLITICS, June 29, 2014

"In NYT Review of Greenwald's Book, Vanity Fair Editor Endorses Criminalizing Journalists Who Publish Leaks," by Kevin Gosztola, DISSENTER.FIREDOGLAKE.COM, May 22, 2013

"When Journalists Oppose Using Leaked Documents But Favor Relying on Statements from Anonymous Officials" by Kevin Goztola,  DISSENTER.FIREDOGLAKE.COM, May 7, 2013

 "On Combating Government Secrecy: One Step Forward, One Leap Back," by Margaret Sullivan, Public Editor's Journal, INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 2014

"Malaysia Mystery: Flight MH370 An Enigma But Not Unprecedented," by Jack Cashil, WND.COM, Mar 13, 2014

"'Manhunting Timeline' Further Suggests US Pressured Countries to Prosecute WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief," by Kevin Gosztola, DISSENTER FIREDOGLAKE, Feb 18 2013.

"NSA, British Spy Agency Targeted Assange and the 'human network," by Barry Levine, VENTURE BEAT, Feb 18, 2014

"Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters," by Glenn Greenwald and Ryan Gallagher, FIRSTLOOK - THE INTERCEPT, Feb 18, 2014

"The opposite of perestroika," by Augusta Editorial Staff, THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, (Georgia), Feb. 15, 2014

"Defying Threats to Journalism, Jeremy Scahill & Glenn Greenwald Launch New Venture, The Intercept," interview with Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill by Amy Goodman, DEMOCRACY NOW, Feb. 10, 2014

"New NSA revelations About to Release", Brian Stelter, CNN Host, RELIABLE SOURCES transcript, Feb 9 2014

"The Three Leakers and What to Do About Them" by David Cole, THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, Feb 6, 2014

"Goodale to Speak on Martin Luther King Jr. Day," NEW MILFORD SPECTRUM, Jan 15, 2014

"Silha Lecture Highlights Link Between Pentagon Papers and the Obama Administration's Treatment of Leaks," by Cassie Batchelder, MURPHY REPORTER, Fall 2013 and THE SILHA BULLETIN, Fall 2013

"The One Broken Promise That Will Scar the Obama Presidency Forever," by Matt Essert, POLICYMIC, Dec. 18, 2013

"Ignore the First Amendment at your peril: 2013 Silha Lecture" by Megan Gustafson, LEGAL CURRENT, Oct. 25, 2013

"The Fifth Estate' and the ethics of the Fourth Estate," by John Rash, STARTRIBUNE (Minneapolis), Oct. 18, 2013

"Op-Ed: Obama administration creates frear for journalists and sources," by Ken Hanly, DIGITAL JOURNAL, Oct. 12, 2013

"Committee to Protect Journalists Issues Scathing Report on Obama," by Glenn Greenwald, THE GUARDIAN, Oct. 10, 2013

"Obama's broken promises on transparency," By Kira Goldenberg, COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, Oct. 10, 2013.

"Is James 'The Liar' Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, on the way out?" by Frank Balsinger, SCHOLARS AND ROGUES, Sept. 25, 2013

"Senate Intelligence Committee Open Hearings: A Platform for Liars," by EMPTYWHEEL, Sept. 25, 2013

"No Real Changes Will Happen With NSA Surveillance Until Clapper And Alexander Are Fired," TECHDIRT, Sept. 26, 2013

"Inside the media shield law that could do more harm than good," by Christian Stork, POLICYMIC, Sept. 25, 2013

"Freedom of the Press," by TFK Kid Reporter Bridget Bernardo, TIME FOR KIDS, Sept. 16, 2013

"Analysis: Shield Law debate focuses on definitionof journalist," by William H. Freivogel, ST LOUIS BEACON, Sept. 13, 2013

"The Man Who Came to Dinner," by Sarah ellison, VANITY FAIR, October 2013

"NSA Leak: A Tale of Two Stories," by Tal Kopan, POLITICO, August 23, 2014

"Bradley Manning and leaks to news media: Is US Pursuit too Hot?" by Mark Clayton, ALASKA DISPATCH, August 21, 2013

"The UK government's investigations of the Guardian and David Miranda are troubling," by Alison Langley, COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, August, 20, 2013.

"Letter: Standing Firm," by John Payne, LITCHFIELD COUNTY TIMES, August 16, 2013

"LETTER: Protect What Freedom?" by Joseph Mustich, HARTFORD COURANT, August 13, 2013; also in NEWSTIME.COM, August 9, 2013 (Danbury CT)

"Worth asking: Is Obama worse than Nixon?" by Joseph A. Mustich, NEWSTIME.COM, August 9, 2013 (Danbury, CT)

"Court Rulings Blur the Line Between a Spy and a Leaker" by Adam Liptak, THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 2. 2013

"What the Bradley Manning Verdict Means for Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and the Future of Leaks," by Joe Coscarelli, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, July 30, 2013

"Update 5: Bradley Manning aquitted of aiding enemy, still may face long jail term," By Medina Roshan and Scott Malone, REUTERS, July 30, 2013

Today's Headlines and Commentary, by Ritika Singh, LAWFARE, August 1, 2013

"Guilty of Aiding the American People," by Anthony Gregory, THE DAILY CALLER, July 30, 2013

"Chilling the First Amendment," transcript of interview by Dennis Bernstein, CONSORTIUMNEWS.COM (RADIO PACIFICA), July 17, 2013. Also published on MI.

"U.S. passes along surveillance of Kiwi journalist to New Zealand military," by Charlie Smith, STRAIGHT.COM, July 28, 2013 (Canada)

 "Are Administration Attacks on Free Press Succeeding Where Nixon Failed?", KANSAS CITY INFOZINE, July 24, 2013

"Administration Attacks on Free Press: Succeeding Where Nixon Failed?" July 23, 2013 and “Wake Up!” Obama Nixonian, Shield Law Hollow Says Pentagon Papers Lawyer," May 20, 2013 by INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ACCURACY

"Snowden and a muzzled free press," by Frank Snapp, CNN.COM, July 3, 2013.

"Act of Journalism and the Espionage Act" by Josh Stearns, BOINGBOING.NET, June 28, 2013

"Assange, Back in News, Never Left U.S. Radar," by David Carr and Ravi Somaiya, NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 2013;

"For Snowden, the Punishment Should Fit the Crime," by Maureen Mackey, THE FISCAL TIMES, June 24, 2013

"On the Espionage Act Charges against Edward Snowden" by Glenn Greenwald, THE GUARDIAN, June 22, 2013

"Assange Says WikiLeaks Team Aiding Snowden on Iceland", by Gopal Ratnam, BLOOMBERG, June 19, 2013 (Click to Listen to recording of conference)

"Assange to the Rescue: WikiLeaks Founder Brokering Asylum for Snowden," THE DAILY BEAST, June 19, 2013

"Wikileaks Investigation: DOJ's Extreme Backlash Against Whistleblowers is Threatening Our Liberties," by Benjamin Cosman, POLICYMIC.COM, June 25, 2013

"One Year Since Seeking Asylum from Ecuador, Julian Assange Demands Obama Drop Investigation into WikiLeaks" by Kevin Gostola, DISSENTER.FIREDOGLAKE.COM, June 19, 2013

"Evidence Suggests GI's Leaks Revealed Tactics" by David Dishneau, ASSOCIATED PRESS, June 11, 2013

"Manning Trial Evidence Loosens Assange Ties" by Adam Klasfield, COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE, June 12, 2013

"Obama Loses to the Left," by Garth Kant, WND.Com EXCLUSIVE, June 7, 2013

"AP Phone Records Seizure Challenges Government, Press Relationship," by Michael Calderone, HUFFINGTON POST.COM, May 18, 2013

"As Always, the Divine Miss M. smells like a rose," by Liz Smith, CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM, June 3, 2013

"Justice Department Scandal: Will Obama Toss Eric Holder?" - by Brad Knickerbocker, CSMONITOR.COM, June 1, 2013,

"Free Press Expert Goodale Warns About Obama DOJ's Abuses," by Andrew Krieg. Washington Update Radio, JUSTICE INTEGRITY PROJECT, May 24, 2013

"Of Presidents and Power and the Press," by Judith Miller, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, May 23, 2013

"Is Obama Richard Nixon?" by Clarence Page, Op-Ed, CHICAGO TRIBUNE.COM, May 22, 2013

 Letter From Washington, "Distortions That Still Require Decisive Action" By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG VIEW, Published: May 19, 2013, NEW YORK TIMES.

"Obama DOJ formally accuses journalist in leak case of committing crimes," by Glenn Greenwald, THE GUARDIAN, May 20, 2013

"Top Constitutional Experts: Obama Is Worse than Nixon," THE DISTRUCTIONIST, May 16, 2013

"The Major sea change in media discussions of Obama and civil liberties," by Glenn Greenwald, THE GUARDIAN, May 15, 2013

"Pentagon Papers Lawyer: Obama Crosses Line on First Amendment Rights" By Melanie Batley, NEWSMAX.COM, May 15, 2013

"On Press Freedoms Obama Races Nixon to the Bottom," TRI-COUNTY TIMES, Fenton Michigan's News, May 29, 2013

"Obama has worse record than Nixon on press freedoms, says Pentagon Papers lawyer," by Debra Cassens Weiss, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, May 15, 2014

"Obama's Nixon Moment," Jean Mackenzie, SALON.COM, May 15, 2013

"Jana Winter: Facing jail time for doing her job," by Judy Miller, L.A. TIMES OP-ED, Ap. 9, 2013

"It's a bad time for press freedoms, " by Susan Armitage, from CJR, NEW YORK TIMES EXAMINER, Mar. 22, 2013

"Pentagon Papers lawyer on Obama, secrecy and press freedoms 'worse than Nixon'" by Glenn Greenwald, THE GUARDIAN, Mar. 19, 2013

"James Goodale: Journalists should wake to Obama’s free speech record," Online Journalism Review, USC ANNENBERG, Ap. 3, 2013

 "Julian Assange: Swedish Justice," FINANCIAL REVIEW, Mar. 28, 2013

 "Obama Worse Than NIxon: On Press Freedom", by Michael Krieger, BEFORE ITS NEWS, Mar. 20, 2013

"It's a bad time for press freedoms," by Susan Armitage, COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW, Mar., 19, 2013