Spectacle Media and the Making of the O. J. Simpson Story

Name: Spectacle Media and the Making of the O. J. Simpson Story
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ISBN: 9780275953201

ISBN-10: 0275953203

ISBN-13: 9780275953201

Edition: 1997

Authors: Paul Thaler

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In the "Year of Simpson," the country was caught in the throes of the biggest story ever. No other single news event in our history could match the sheer scope and intensity of coverage given to the O. J. Simpson murder case. But the media did not just report the Simpson case, they were instrumental in creating it--a spectacle of such stupendous proportions that it "hijacked" American culture. In this critical expose of American media, Thaler presents a riveting narrative about the men and women who gave us the story of the century. It is a sprawling tale of the media grappling with their role as news-reporting entities; seduced by the values of entertainment and tabloidism; and faced with…

Book details

Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 10/28/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Murder in Los Angeles Bundy and Rockingham


The Chase Frenzy in L.A.


The Greatest Story Ever Metamorphosis


The Race Card Judge Ito and the Media


The Great Camera Debate Media Wars


The Trial of O. J. Simpson Firestorm Exposed House of Mirrors


The Journalists


The Fuhrman Trial


The Black and White Press


Closing Curtain


Judgment Day


Aftermath


Prologue


Notes


Index