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22 Seton Hall J. Sports & Ent. L. 29 (2012)
Paradise Lost: Media in Injustice and Injustice in Media

handle is hein.journals/shjsl22 and id is 33 raw text is: PARADISE LOST: MEDIA IN INJUSTICE AND INJUSTICE IN MEDIA Emily Battersby* Wolfgang G. Robinson** INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 30 J.THE INTERSECTION OF MEDIA AND LAW ............................... 32 A. Social Theory versus Law's Relative Autonomy ....... 33 B. The Necessity of the Appearance of Justice ............. 35 II.QUANTIFYING MEDIA'S EFFECT .......................................... 37 A. Cultivation Theory and the Theory of Observational Learning ........................................ 38 B. Case Study: The CSI Effect .................................. 40 1. Component One: CSI Negatively Affects the Prosecution ........................................................ 41 2. Component Two: CSI May Negatively Affect Defense Representation .................................... 44 3. Component Three: CSI Increases Interest in Forensic Science and Aids Jurors in Following Com plex Trials .................................................. 46 III.PARADISE LOST: MEDIA AND THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE .... 47 A. Cultivating Convictions: The Media Witch Hunt ..... 47 B. Creating with Conviction: From River's Edge to Satanic Panic ........................................................ 49 C. Cultivating Appeal: A Paradise Lost .................... 52 1. Observational Learning: Cultivation through F ilm .................................................................. 53 * J.D., 2011, cum laude, Seton Hall University School of Law; B.A. Economics & Business, 2008, Lafayette College. The author would like to thank Wolfgang G. Robinson for his tireless efforts and Professor Charles Sullivan for his supervision and unwavering guidance throughout this process. Additionally, the author would like to thank her family for supporting her through this and many other endeavors. ** J.D., 2012, Seton Hall University School of Law; B.S., Communication Studies, 2009, Portland State University. Special thanks to Emily Battersby, Professor Charles Sullivan, HBO, Erik Batt, and Nicole M. DeMuro for their help and support throughout the writing process. Additional thanks to my family and Alana for all their encouragement and love.

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