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SCOTUS and COVID : How the Media Reacted to the Livestreaming of Supreme Court Oral Arguments by Rachael Houston; Timothy R. Johnson; Eve M. Ringsmuth is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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This book compares the volume and nature of online print and broadcast television coverage from major media outlets from all U.S. Supreme Court oral argument sessions during the October 2019, 2020, and 2021 Terms. The authors demonstrate that the move to livestreaming the Court's oral argument sessions increased the frequency and depth of online print news media's coverage in the short term but not in the long term. For both online print and broadcast outlets, their findings suggest that the benefits of increased transparency offered by livestreaming oral argument audio did not come with significant disadvantages for the Court in terms of long-term changes in its news media coverage. The authors analysis provides timely evidence that speaks to the current, and ongoing, debate about public access to the Supreme Court. It also speaks to the likely consequences of permanently continuing the practice of livestreaming oral argument audio and sheds light on the ramifications of other potential expansions in transparency at the Supreme Court, such as livestreaming opinion announcement audio or providing live video coverage of the Court's proceedings. This work speaks to the impact of incr

Author

Rachael Houston; Timothy R. Johnson; Eve M. Ringsmuth

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781538172629

Subjects

Political Science, Law