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The Reporter and the Law is an insider's view of how the legal system and the press work together. Denniston starts from the premise that the law is the public's business, demonstrating how journalists understand and convey the law to society at large. The first part of the book explains the legal system, describing how a legal reporter can cultivate sources, and defining how a reporter can be productive within the legal system. The remainder of the book is a detailed how to manual. Journalists are given a detailed description of how they should cover a trial, and each structural element of the pretrial, trial, and appellate procedure is analyzed for its news potential.

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<p> A book about the courts that should be studied by every teacher of public affairs reporting and by every reporter covering the courts.... A superb handbook [that] can make a significant contribution toward improving journalists' understanding of the courts system. -- Journalism Quarterly

A book about the courts that should be studied by every teacher of public affairs reporting and by every reporter covering the courts.... A superb handbook [that] can make a significant contribution toward improving journalists' understanding of the courts system. -- Journalism Quarterly A book about the courts that should be studied by every teacher of public affairs reporting and by every reporter covering the courts.... A superb handbook [that] can make a significant contribution toward improving journalists' understanding of the courts system. -- Journalism Quarterly A book about the courts that should be studied by every teacher of public affairs reporting and by every reporter covering the courts.... A superb handbook [that] can make a significant contribution toward improving journalists' understanding of the courts system. -- Journalism Quarterly

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Lyle Denniston received an M.A. in History and Political Science from Georgetown University. A reporter for The Baltimore Sun, he is the senior member of the Supreme Court press corps and is Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.

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