At 9:30am today Judge Perry heard an emergency motion filed by some of the larger news organizations that plan on providing coverage of the upcoming Casey Anthony trial. At issue was the thorny subject over the location that jury selection will occur one week from today May/9.
For a number of reasons the Judge has decided to keep this information secret. He has however agreed to share the location with a representative of both the Defense and Prosecution team to allow them time to handle the logistics of getting both their team and whatever equipment they may have to the location.
The press clearly have an interest in covering the jury selection process, and Judge Perry has agreed that they will be informed of the location, again so they can move infrastructure to that place.
Todays gripe from the Main Stream Media concerns a non-disclosure agreement. The agreement stipulates that the location cannot be revealed until the proceedings start. This represents a real problem for the Big Boys. they are going to lose the ability to announce this ‘exclusive’ on Breakfast TV and Radio. Worse still, someone is going to spot the farm of Satellite Trucks emblazoned with their logo’s and put two and two together, and before you can say Facebook the secret is going to be out.
In his ruling today Judge Perry essentially said that he realized that his powers over the media were limited. However he could exercise control only over those organizations that had obtained media credentials for the trial, and there would be consequences should any credentialed agency that broke the non-disclosure agreement.
In simple terms it translates to it being fine for BNN to have the scoop, but not CNN.
In reality this whole mess is over nothing more than Breakfast TV ratings on May/9. Hell if the news is that important, break into the Jerry Springer show and make a news update 🙂
It is possible that todays ruling will be appealed, but that might be a bad move. Major Media already have their hotels and flights booked, the support people are ready to roll in the trucks. To appeal this ruling may well cause a delay in the trial. The loss of revenue for one breakfast tv program is far overshadowed by the rescheduling issues.
I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.
Simon Barrett
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackHi, Simon!
Thanks for the article! You are right . . . it is about TV ratings!
Cindy and George Anthony created this media circus initially, i.e., the drama at their home, Cindy’s many media appearances with her pleas to find an alive Caylee when Cindy knew Caylee was dead, all of Cindy’s lies (George too), the joint appearances of Cindy and George Anthony on their “Media Tour” with the morning talk shows, Larry King Live, 48 Hours, etc.
Then when Jose Baez aka Bozo became Casey Anthony’s attorney, it seemed he relished in the lime light or TV coverage. Some members of his team (they bit the dust and are gone) jumped on the media band wagon!
They have created the media circus in Florida. Our Houston TV stations are not covering this trial day and night. Ever so often, our local ABC station (compliments of WFTV) will run a brief update on the Casey Anthony case. Maybe a one minute spot.
I think other local network TV (CBS, FOX & NBC) also did a brief update every now and then.
Baez is disgusting. He is concerned about a tainted jury pool but just last week, he was on InSession (TruTv) giving an interview!
When this trial is over, I feel the Anthony’s and Baez will really rake in the bucks for their “exclusives.”
Poor little Caylee! So many folks have profited off of her death including her own mother, Casey, who sold pictures of Caylee for over $200,000 to ABC (national)!
I will be happy when this trial is over and hopefully, justice will be served for Caylee!
~ ~ ~ Justice for Caylee! ~ ~ ~ ♥
Kudos Ann – TX. If they were worrisome parents and grandparents nobody today would know who the heck they are, but nooooooo, they put themselves all over the place with such displays of lying and contempt and meaness – now the hens have come home to roost and they are backed up against the wall and they do not like it one darn bit. Too Bad. Nobody else is to blame but the Anthony’s and their outrageous displays. Public is wise to these creatures. Bozo has done the same thing, wants fair trial, but is also out there parading for the cameras at every turn to have trial by media. Judge Perry is not a dummie man, he sees through them like the public does. I hope the Anthonys get everything that is coming to them and the way it looks there might be more than 1 Anthony going to the slammer – whole lotta shaking going on in the gallery. Good Riddance and Justice For Caylee!
What a quandry that the press is in over this little obstacle!! They can either choose to not be the one to announce the location of jury selection (i.e. get scooped!)….or….be solely responsible for the delay of justice for Caylee by causing yet more delays (as much as 6 months!!) in the case against Casey!
Any bets on how their moral judgment will win on this dilemma???
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