If he stepped outside the courtroom, however, he wouldn't believe what he saw. He would discover radio, television, cable, satellites, telephones, computers, wireless communication, faxes. He would even discover the Internet. There's been a revolution outside the courtroom. The radio is on for most people more than three hours a day.
Television is on as much as seven hours a day.
We now have a media-saturated society. So if a case involves a high-profile defendant who has become a household name a Lt. Col. Oliver North or a Mayor Marion Barry or a Manuel Noriega or a Valdez Capt. A good illustration is Megan's Law. The person suspected of the crime had been recently released from prison, and he had a long record of prior sexual abuse. The community was very upset.