Cameras in the courtroom
Subtitle: television and the pursuit of justice
By: by Marjorie Cohn and David Dow.
Contributors: Dow, David, 1937-
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Television broadcasting of court proceedings -- United States.; Television broadcasting of news -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Description: Through interviews with numerous legal scholars, judges, attorneys, defendants, jurors, witnesses, and journalists, relevant issues are thoroughly examined in this balanced discussion of television in the courtroom. The impact of the cameras in several recent trials, such as those of O.J. Simpson, Wi and the Menendez brothers, is analyzed, as well as a number of recent cases in which cameras were excluded, including those of Susan Smith and Rodney King. Why the courts, including the Supreme Court, have traditionally excluded cameras is fully covered, and an historical perspective on televised trials is provided. A look at Court TV provides an instructive overview of the good and bad of television coverage, while the concluding sections of the work focus on the future of cameras in the courtroom.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-181) and index.