TV diminishes judges

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Judges' decline in stature during the past generation can be attributed in large part to television. To the television culture, the ideal type is someone who values feeling over thought, a type which judges rarely fit. Judges in their traditional incarnation were seen as impartial referees and so did not play well on television. Professionals who must not let their personalities intrude into their decision-making did not make appealing television characters. Hopefully, the increasing presence of cameras in the courtroom will not lead to a further decline in judges' stature.

Social aspects, Judges, Public opinion, Cameras in the courtroom, Cameras in court

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D.C.'s illusory changes

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Congress's failure to create real change in Washington under Republican control reflects both its own focus on procedural reforms and the nature of press coverage. Declining public confidence indicates the media's failure to truly explain what is going on in the legislative process, and when it really matters. Coverage also has changed the rules in Congress, making appearances even more important and substance even less. The GOP has not even attempted to do much directly affecting most people, and sometimes contradicts itself.

Analysis, Republican Party (United States), United States. Congress, Press and politics

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O.J. helped my media's changing view of cops

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The media's changing portrayal of police may help the O.J. Simpson defense team establish doubt in the minds of the jury. Until the 1970s, police shows valorized police without exception. Since then, the ratio of good cop to bad on television has dropped from 10:1 to 3:1, and police in movies and music are constantly corrupt. The Simpson defense strategy would not have stood a chance 30 years ago, but today people already have reasonable doubts about the police.

Cases, Police, Police officers, Simpson, O.J.

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