Tabloid Justice : : Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy / / Richard L. Fox, Thomas L. Steiger, Robert W. Van Sickel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Fox, Richard L.,; Steiger, Thomas L. ,; Van Sickel, Robert W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 p.)

Investigates the profoundly negative political, social, and legal impact of the media’s excessive attention to high-profile criminal trials.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Tables
• Preface
• Introduction: A Time of Tabloid Justice
• Part 1. From Journalism to Sensationalism
• 1. Looking for This Week’s “Trial of the Century”
• 2. The Mainstream Media Go Tabloid
• 3. Tabloid Justice and the Evolution of New Media
• Part 2. The Impact of the Media Culture on Public Attitudes
• 4. Public Opinion, Trial Coverage, and Faith in the Criminal Justice System
• 5. Race, Gender, Class, and Tabloid Justice
• Part 3. Conclusion
• 6. Is There Any Escape from Tabloid Justice?
• Appendix A: Data Collection
• Appendix B: Polling Methodology
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Book