Media and American Courts - A Reference Handbook

A unique reference work exploring the interaction of ever more pervasive media and the U.S. judicial system in the 20th century. At a time when two-thirds of local news is crime- or court-related, when Court TV broadcasts daily, and when one lurid case can push all other news aside, Media and American Courts: A Reference Handbook offers a much-needed examination of how the press and the judicial system interact. Despite the benefits (a better-informed public, judicial accountability), has expanded coverage of the courts in fact weakened our democracy? Media and American Courts approaches this question by exploring the cases, the personalities, and the controversies that have redefined the court/press relationship in the past century as the media expanded from print and radio to courtroom cameras, cable, and the World Wide Web. It also includes suggestions from legal and media experts for making court news more accurate, informative, and useful.

Info autore

S. L. Alexander, PhD, is a professional journalist who serves as coordinator of communications law in the Department of Communications at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S L Alexander, S. Alexander, S. L. Alexander, S.l. Alexander
• Editore: Abc Clio Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.06.2004
• EAN: 9781576079799
• ISBN: 978-1-57607-979-9
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Contemporary World Issues; Contemporary World Issues (Har; Contemporary World Issues (Har; Contemporary World Issues
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LAW / Courts, LAW / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Trial Practice, Reference works, United States of America, USA, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures