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The Reporter and the Law. Techniques Covering the Courts.
Lyle W. Denniston
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Description for The Reporter and the Law. Techniques Covering the Courts.
Paperback. An insider's view of how the American legal system and the press interact, which describes how a legal reporter cultivates sources and defines how reporters can be productive within the legal system. The study also provides journalists with tips for covering a trial, analyzing the news potential. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
The Reporter and the Law is an insider's view of how the legal system and the press work together. Lyle Denniston begins from the premise that the law and its institutions are the public's business and that the journalist's responsibility is to appreciate, understand, and evaluate the legal process and to convey that reasoned comprehension to the public. To facilitate this task, Denniston dispels the cloud of mystery that surrounds legalese, defines the jargon of both the legal and the journalistic professions, and explains how each discipline depends on the other to perform its task properly. The first part ... Read more
The Reporter and the Law is an insider's view of how the legal system and the press work together. Lyle Denniston begins from the premise that the law and its institutions are the public's business and that the journalist's responsibility is to appreciate, understand, and evaluate the legal process and to convey that reasoned comprehension to the public. To facilitate this task, Denniston dispels the cloud of mystery that surrounds legalese, defines the jargon of both the legal and the journalistic professions, and explains how each discipline depends on the other to perform its task properly. The first part ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Series
A Morningside Book S.
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231080316
SKU
V9780231080316
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About Lyle W. Denniston
Lyle Denniston received an MA in history and political science from Georgetown University. A reporter for The Baltimore Sun, he is the senior member of the Supreme Court press corps and is adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center.
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