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Author:   Paul Lambert
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9780761865582

ISBN 10:   0761865586
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   01 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 The Supreme Court and the Research Challenge 3 Camera Developments in US 4 Cameras: The UK Perspective 5 What Exactly is Courtroom Broadcasting? 6 What is Television Courtroom Broadcasting (TCB)? 7 Are There TCB Genres and Formats? 8 General (Non Social Science) Research Literature 9 General (Non Social Science) Research Themes 10 Empirical Research and Themes 11 The Psychology Challenge 12 The Distraction Challenge 13 The Location Challenge 14 Education Effects Research 15 Education Effects Challenge 16 TCB Effects: Meeting the Research Challenges 17 The First TCB Eye Tracking Demonstration 18 Conclusion Appendix 1: Select General Literature on Courtroom Broadcasting Appendix 2: Summary and Categorisation of Supreme Court Effects Issues and Concerns Appendix 3: General (Non Social Science) Research Literature Bibliography Index

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This book is a corrective. First, it recounts the arguments for and against television in courtrooms, and reveals most of them to be self-serving assertions with next to no evidence to support them. Second, it takes the claims and counterclaims seriously, and sets out a sensible approach to replace hot air with hard evidence. This topic is timely. Courts are under pressure to revise their rules. It will become the indispensable read for everyone interested in the topic. The Barrister It recounts the arguments for and against... and reveals most of them to be self-serving assertions with next to no evidence to support them... it takes the claims and counterclaims seriously, and sets out a sensible approach to replace hot air with hard evidence. This topic is timely. Courts are under pressure to revise their rules. It will become the indispensible read for everyone interested in the topic. -- Malcolm M. Feeley, Claire Sanders Clements Dean's Professor, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, Boalt Hall, University of California Berkeley Questions many of the assumptions... as well as raising several other issues that have not been extensively addressed... a new, interesting and useful perspective to the discussion and debate. -- Eric P. Robinson, deputy director, Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media; managing editor, Reynolds Courts and Media Law Journal [This book] is the most comprehensive research-based assessment of the pros and cons of television broadcasting available on the market today... All those of us with an interest in open justice will welcome this book as making a major contribution to the debate, being perhaps the only book on the market that provides a totally objective assessment of the evidence to date. -- Duncan Bloy, Ph.D., School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University; co-author Hadwin and Bloy: Law and the Media, Second Edition An essential read for anyone interested in justice and the media in the twenty-first century. -- Glen Creeber, Ph.D., senior lecturer in television studies, Aberystwyth University; author of The Television Genre Book and Studying Television: An Introduction

This book is a corrective. First, it recounts the arguments for and against television in courtrooms, and reveals most of them to be self-serving assertions with next to no evidence to support them. Second, it takes the claims and counterclaims seriously, and sets out a sensible approach to replace hot air with hard evidence. This topic is timely. Courts are under pressure to revise their rules. It will become the indispensable read for everyone interested in the topic. * The Barrister * It recounts the arguments for and against. . . and reveals most of them to be self-serving assertions with next to no evidence to support them. . . it takes the claims and counterclaims seriously, and sets out a sensible approach to replace hot air with hard evidence. This topic is timely. Courts are under pressure to revise their rules. It will become the indispensible read for everyone interested in the topic. -- Malcolm M. Feeley, Claire Sanders Clements Dean’s Professor, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, Boalt Hall, University of California Berkeley Questions many of the assumptions. . . as well as raising several other issues that have not been extensively addressed. . . a new, interesting and useful perspective to the discussion and debate. -- Eric P. Robinson, deputy director, Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media; managing editor, Reynolds <I>Courts and Media Law Journal</I> [This book] is the most comprehensive research-based assessment of the pros and cons of television broadcasting available on the market today. . . All those of us with an interest in open justice will welcome this book as making a major contribution to the debate, being perhaps the only book on the market that provides a totally objective assessment of the evidence to date. -- Duncan Bloy, Ph.D., School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University; co-author <I>Hadwin and Bloy: Law and the Media, Second Edition<i> An essential read for anyone interested in justice and the media in the twenty-first century. -- Glen Creeber, Ph.D., senior lecturer in television studies, Aberystwyth University; author of <I>The Television Genre Book</I> and <I>Studying Television: An Introduction</I>

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Paul Lambert is a lawyer and academic specializing in media, intellectual property, and information technology law.

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