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Title: Tabloid Justice: Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy by Richard L. Fox, Robert W. Van Sickel ISBN: 1555879381 Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers Pub. Date: December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: An important and timely book.
Comment: Like most Americans, you and I have already devoted countless hours absorbing the latest reports about high-profile legal cases. A short list reminds us of the time we have spent: O. J., JonBenet, Rodney King, Lorena Bobitt, Monica Lewinsky, and the British nanny Louise Woodward. In the 1990s, these and other judicial soap operas have become a mainstay of mainstream television, newspapers, and magazines. These "dramas" are the lifeblood of the newer cable and Internet "news" media. These cases have so worked their way into our collective consciousness that the mere mention of one can easily evoke (and provoke!) a long and far-ranging discussion.
In their new book TABLOID JUSTICE: CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AN AGE OF MEDIA FRENZY, Richard Fox and Robert Van Sickel have dissected how the increasingly entertainment-oriented news media have covered such high-profile legal cases. The authors show how growing familiarity with celebrity criminal cases has distorted our understanding of the U. S. legal system and undercut our confidence in law enforcement, attorneys, judges, and the jury system.
TABLOID JUSTICE offers a concise introduction to this important subject. It is richly documented without being pedantic. It is a wonderful text for college-level courses in Law and Society or Mass Communications. Students will find its argument compelling. Faculty will appreciate its value as a catalyst for class discussions about the impact of the media on our legal system.
Soon a new "trial of the century" will come our way. Fox and Van Sickel want all of us to be better prepared when it does.
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Title: Introduction to Virtue Ethics: Insights of the Ancient Greeks by Raymond J. Devettere ISBN: 0878403728 Publisher: Georgetown University Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Crafting a Cloning Policy: From Dolly to Stem Cells by Andrea L. Bonnicksen ISBN: 087840371X Publisher: Georgetown University Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Censorship, Inc.: The Corporate Threat to Free Speech in the United States by Lawrence Soley ISBN: 1583670661 Publisher: Monthly Review Press Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory by Edward Tabor Linenthal ISBN: 0195136721 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle by Leonard L. Richards ISBN: 0812236696 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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