I think the Casey Anthony trial caught a lot of news organizations off guard.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.
I thought that was the crown jewel of the reporter's resume - to actually go to jail protecting a source.
I think the prosecution had all the evidence in front of them to have won the case.
Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent.
I don't even read the newspaper; I don't read that crap.
More and more, journalism seems to have hopped out of Truth's pocket and crept into another.
People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount.
It was OK for the media to pursue Former President Clinton year after year for lying about a private, consensual sexual affair, but we have five justices who committed one of the biggest crimes in American History, and it ceased to be a big story.
What you realize hanging out with investigative reporters is that, while they may be personally liberal, they don't let that get in the way of a good story.
As I listened to the verdicts in the Casey Anthony case, acquitting her of the homicide of her baby girl, I relived what I felt back when court clerk Deirdre Robertson read the verdicts in the Simpson case. But this case is different. The verdict is far more shocking. Why? Because Casey Anthony was no celebrity.