Television Courtroom Broadcasting Effects

Paul Lambert is a lawyer and academic specializing in media, intellectual property, and information technology law.

• 1 Introduction2 The Supreme Court and the Research Challenge3 Camera Developments in US4 Cameras: The UK Perspective5 What Exactly is Courtroom Broadcasting?6 What is Television Courtroom Broadcasting (TCB)?7 Are There TCB Genres and Formats?8 General (Non Social Science) Research Literature9 General (Non Social Science) Research Themes10 Empirical Research and Themes11 The Psychology Challenge12 The Distraction Challenge13 The Location Challenge14 Education Effects Research15 Education Effects Challenge16 TCB Effects: Meeting the Research Challenges17 The First TCB Eye Tracking Demonstration18 ConclusionAppendix 1: Select General Literature on Courtroom BroadcastingAppendix 2: Summary and Categorisation of Supreme Court Effects Issues and ConcernsAppendix 3: General (Non Social Science) Research LiteratureBibliographyIndex

This book is a corrective. First, it recounts the arguments for and against television in courtrooms, and reveals most of them to be self-serving assertions with next to no evidence to support them. Second, it takes the claims and counterclaims seriously, and sets out a sensible approach to replace hot air with hard evidence. This topic is timely. Courts are under pressure to revise their rules. It will become the indispensable read for everyone interested in the topic.