Question

Think about coverage you’ve seen of high-profile crimes or court cases. What do you think is helpful about media coverage of these stories? What do you think is problematic?

Answer 1

Answer: Encouraging the courts to make the right choice

Explanation:

Media coverage is beneficial in the sense that it can keep the American public informed on rulings that would fundamentally set the groundwork for future rulings. For example take the case of the State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin. This was a rare example of a police officer being punished for grave misdeeds.

Media coverage may put pressure on a court to make a right decision. However in some cases this can become problematic, swaying the jury one way or another and making them partial when they are to remain impartial.