{"product_id":"media-and-american-courts-a-reference-handbook-hardcover","title":"Media and American Courts: A Reference Handbook - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. L. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique reference work exploring the interaction of ever more pervasive media and the U.S. judicial system in the 20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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, \u003ci\u003eMedia and American Courts: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eweakened\u003c\/i\u003e our democracy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedia and American Courts\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. L. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a professional journalist who serves as coordinator of communications law in the Department of Communications at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9.28 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67596697469202,"sku":"9781576079799","price":110.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/ZjFE2h9NHI9781576079799.webp?v=1791107500","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/media-and-american-courts-a-reference-handbook-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}