TV or not TV : television, justice, and the courts /

"TV or Not TV argues convincingly that society gains much more than it loses when trials are open to public scrutiny and discussion. To support his verdict, legal expert Ronald L. Goldfarb serves up a lively, analytical history of excessively publicized court cases, from the eighteenth century...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldfarb, Ronald L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1998.
Series:Twentieth Century Fund book.
Subjects:
USA
Table of Contents:
  • The trial of the century
  • The free press, the fair and public trial : a constitutional conundrum
  • Cameras in the courts : the experiment
  • Thing observed, a thing changed : what is the impact of television on trials?
  • The crucible : court TV
  • Conclusion : TV or not TV.