Headline Justice
Author: Theo Wilson
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Published: 1998-08-13
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781560251934
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Before there were cameras in the courtrooms of America, there were trials that riveted the nation. & the public got its news of these bizarre & violent human dramas through the eyes & ears of one extraordinary reporter-Theo Wilson. From the 1950s through the 1980s, Theo Wilson, described as "the greatest trial reporter in the U.S.," covered every major court case for The New York Daily News. With Theo as your guide, Headline Justice takes you through & behind the trials of Sam Sheppard, Jack Ruby, Charles Manson, Claus Von Bulow, Patty Hearst, John DeLorean, Angela Davis, Sirhan Sirhan, Son of Sam, & more. Woven through these tales is a story of American journalism as it used to be practiced by a breed of spirited, witty, brilliant writers & editors dedicated to reporting the truth. Drawing on the lessons of trials past & the insights that made her a cult figure among her readers, Theo tells a colorful story of the vanished world of respectable tabloid journalism & one reporter's unique impact on her profession & America's legal system.