Assignment Overview:
write a paragraph based on that week’s content. Since everyone’s content will be different, you will need to choose an appropriate topic . Below are some suggested topics to choose from, but you can alter them to fit your case, or choose your own. In each case, begin your post by stating the question you are answering.
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do for FORTH episode.
Possible discussion post prompts:
(select as appropriate to your media)
What contributing factors are involved in your case? Explain.
What are the legal issues raised by your case?
Was there a police investigation in your case? If so, explain how it served justice or failed to serve justice.
Did a prosecutor play an important role in your case? If so, explain their role.
Did a defense attorney play an important role in your case? If so, explain their role
Did someone get wrongly convicted in your case? If so, explain how that happened? What went wrong?
Did you case get too much or too little public attention? If so, explain how public attention helped or harmed the cause of justice.
Did the media play in a role in your case? If so, explain how the media helped or harmed the cause of justice.
Was there an attempt to use the court system to bring about justice in your case? If so, explain how that went well or badly and why.
Was justice served in the end? If so, explain how that happened. If not, explain why it didn’t.
What were the consequences of your miscarriage of justice on the people involved? Consider all the people affected, not just your “main character.”
Was your chosen media a fair and unbiased reporting of your case? Why or why not? Could it have been fairer and still gotten public attention?
What sources were the media creators able to use to tell the story of your case? How did they obtain them? Were there any sources they not able to obtain? Why not?