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By Douglas Corleone
A major theme in my novel One Man’s Paradise is how the media affects
the American system of justice. Is it possible for a defendant to get a fair
trial when every aspect of the case is discussed ad nauseam prior to the trial
on the three major national cable news channels? It seems that in the age of
round-the-clock news, voyeur journalism, and odious overbearing pundits, the
freedom of the press has wholly usurped the right...