Bibliograph

Cameras in the courtroom, television and the pursuit of justice, by Marjorie Cohn and David Dow

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Cameras in the courtroom, television and the pursuit of justice, by Marjorie Cohn and David Dow

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-181) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cameras in the courtroom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

38602512

Responsibility statement

by Marjorie Cohn and David Dow

Sub title

television and the pursuit of justice

Summary

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

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