The Fake Trial of Michael Jackson

No doubt the Michael Jackson molestation trial has caught the imagination of a worldwide public, but presiding Judge Rodney S. Melville has banned cameras from his courtroom. In banning news cameras from the courtroom, the judge relinquished more control than if he had permitted them in, where his r...

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Published in:Television quarterly (Beverly Hills) 2005-07, Vol.35 (3/4), p.26-30
Main Authors: Gumpert, Gary, Drucker, Susan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bans
Broadcast journalism
Jackson, Michael (musician)
Media coverage
Press coverage
Television news
Trials
United States
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Summary:No doubt the Michael Jackson molestation trial has caught the imagination of a worldwide public, but presiding Judge Rodney S. Melville has banned cameras from his courtroom. In banning news cameras from the courtroom, the judge relinquished more control than if he had permitted them in, where his rules of coverage would have been binding. Gumpert and Drucker argue that it is time to permit cameras in the courtroom.
ISSN:0040-2796
1938-1565