Free press vs. fair trials : examining publicity's role in trial outcomes /

Free press vs. fair trials : examining publicity's role in trial outcomes /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bruschke, Jon.
Imprint:	Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 189 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	LEA's communication series LEA's communication series.
Subject:	Free press and fair trial -- United States. Free press and fair trial. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12010641

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Varying Form of Title:	Free press versus fair trials
Other authors / contributors:	Loges, William E.
ISBN:	1410609634 9781410609632 0805843256
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Current research on media and the law has generally been atheoretical and contradictory. This volume explains why pretrial publicity is unlikely to affect the outcome of most jury trials, despite many experimental studies claiming to show the influence of publicity. It reviews existing literature on the topic and includes results from the authors' own research in an effort to answer four questions: Does pretrial publicity bias the outcome of trials? If it has an effect, under what conditions does this effect emerge? *What remedies should courts apply in situations whe.
Other form:	Print version: Bruschke, Jon. Free press vs. fair trials. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 0805843256

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
What We Think We Know
Field Research
Pretrial Publicity and Media Theory: "General" Publicity Revisited
Conclusions
Appendix: Detailed Discussion of City-Level Data