No, it's not. A trial in a court is preferable because there are
rules for procedure and evidence, conviction or acquittal. In a
trial in the media, there are no rules (especially if you use
"sources say").
No, it's not. A trial in a court is preferable because there are
rules for procedure and evidence, conviction or acquittal. In a
trial in the media, there are no rules (especially if you use
"sources say").
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Hardly, as the media is rarely or never unbiased in their
coverage.
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What an excellent question. A court trial is a step in our guaranteed right to due process in a criminal case. Each state has a step by step procedure in place to comply with this Constitutional guarantee. It is a trial held to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused with evidence and testimony that has been accepted by the court to present in the case.
A mediatrial is not an actual trial, it is a term used to describe the tendency of the media to decide the guilt or innocence of an accused based on whatever they decide is evidence, whether it would be acceptable in a court of law or not. A media trial also includes a great deal of opinion on the part of the media participants.
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The O.J. Simpson trial.
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The media personality that took the stand at the Chicago condo
trial in May of 2013 was Donald Trump. The jury ruled in favor of
the side he was testifying for.