On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 2:38 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: > > It is sickening that after all the money and media > > hype spent on the OJ case, we still seem to > > have missed that basic point. > > All the money (not counting the defense) and hype were about "A celebrity > is on trial for murder, in a city where we especially love to cover > celebrities!" The coverage was more about the Dancing Itos than it was > about jurisprudence. > > While there was a massive amount of tabloid journalism connected to the trial (the channel that showed more OJ coverage than any other was the E! channel) in many ways it raised the level of journalism, if only temporarily. The good ol' National Enquirer stopped reporting on Elvis sightings and haunted vacuum cleaners to transition to covering real, living people and breaking news (they actually had several exclusives connected to the trial that involved real journalists doing real journalism). CourtTV, a channel I wish still existed, was able to get prestigious law professors to talk technically about all aspects of the criminal justice system. Several who were known for cheap theatrics and tabloid schlock managed to grow a pair of journalistic gonads to discuss major social issues related to the trial (remember when Geraldo started wearing glasses while seated behind a desk?). So yes, there was a lot of hype on the news, but critical viewers could seek out legitimate content as well.
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