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TV or Not TV

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Description for TV or Not TV Paperback. Goldfarb argues for cameras in the courtroom. He is aware of the problems but believes that the more open a courtroom, the more open and free our society. The challenge is to balance the demanding technology against our dedication to democracy. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.

In the last quarter century, televised court proceedings have gone from an outlandish idea to a seemingly inevitable reality. Yet,debate continues to rage over the dangers and benefits to the justice system of cameras in the courtroom. Critics contend television transforms the temple of justice into crass theatre. Supporters maintain that silent cameras portray "the real thing," that without them judicial reality is inevitably filtered through the mind and pens of a finite pool of reporters.
Television in a courtroom is clearly a two-edged sword, both invasive and informative. Bringing a trial to the widest possible audience creates ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814731314
SKU
V9780814731314
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About Ronald L. Goldfarb
Ronald L. Goldfarb is the founding partner of a Washington D.C. law firm. With law degrees from Syracuse and Yale Universities and extensive experience in courtrooms, he is also the author of nine other books, including most recently Perfect Villains, Imperfect Heroes: Robert F. Kennedy's War Against Organized Crime.

Reviews for TV or Not TV
A tour de force, a one-stop repositiory of the history, facts, and the law of the matter. I plan to plagiarize from it shamelessly. This is an important subject, and Goldfarb's book provides the first comprehensive, in-depth study of the issue.
Fred Graham,Chief Anchor and Managing Editor, Court Tv Going beyond the ovious controversies of recent years, Goldfarb surveys ... Read more

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