Gair Rhydd

Over-stepping the boundary

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The execution of dictator Saddam Hussein in the past month was shocking and unexpected for everyone.

Even more shocking were the live pictures of the execution, which had been recorded secretly with a mobile phone by one of the onlookers.

Trial by Media

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The massively mediated Ipswich murders lead us to question the responsibility and the influence of the media in murder trials

Britain’s obsession and morbid fascination with the gory details of a crime can mean that even before a suspect gets to court, their guilt is determined.

In a sensationalist society where the tabloids print every minute detail about a suspect, including pictures and addresses, is a fair trial possible? Worse still, for those innocents presumed guilty, can life return to normal?