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This 7 page paper argues that the media, and in particular television, has a distorting effect on judicial proceedings and should be banned from the courtroom. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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it becomes apparent that there are significant problems with the presence of the media at trial. This paper argues that despite the First and Sixth Amendments, the media should not
be allowed in the courtroom at trial because of its impact on jurors and defendants. Discussion The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of free speech, which reporters
and others have always interpreted to mean that because the people should be kept informed, they can pretty much go where they like in their pursuit of news. Lately that
has included the courtroom. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial; it also says that witnesses have to be impartial. It can be argued
that bringing the media into a courtroom destroys or distorts some of these fundamental constitutional rights. It can create something of the atmosphere of a circus and destroy the impartiality
of a judicial proceeding. The case that springs to mind here is the O.J. Simpson trial, which had people glued to their TV sets for months on end; it took
on the quality of a TV miniseries, with a cast of characters, unpredictable defendant and dramatic revelations. In fact, someone new to the United States seeing that might think they
were watching a scripted drama rather than an actual court case. The media have been reporting on sensational court cases for years; reporters have sat in courtrooms and taken notes,
and then called in their stories. They can do this quietly and without interrupting the proceedings. What is new is the presence of the television cameras in the court. TV
has also moved into the U.S. Congress and various statehouses so that people can watch as votes are taken or as debates continue on the floor. (Most of the time
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