The content of the publicity can be either emotional or factual (or some mix of the two). Emotional pretrial publicity (i.e. makes you "feel" something) can be sensationalized or lurid details that may or may not be informative for jurors in an evidentiary sense. Factual pretrial publicity is unsensational information that is relevant and often explains the event and facts. For this discussion, you will need to find a headline that embodies pre-trial publicity surrounding a criminal case.

Answer the following questions in your original discussion post:

1. What is the article/newspaper headline? Put it in quotations.
2. What is the source of the article? Put the link and list the source (e.g. CNN, the Oregonian, etc.)
3. Is the headline pro-prosecution or pro-defense?
4. Is the headline factual or emotional pre-trial publicity?

This article (and headline) needs to be appropriate for a professional and academic setting. Do not post anything that includes profanity or insensitive information.

Possible topics to discuss with your peers:

1. What did you find different about your classmates' example of pretrial publicity (e.g. was it pro-defense, more emotional information)?
2. Looking at the example provided by your classmate, what effect do you believe the pretrial publicity could have on the jury (if at all)?
3. What did you learn from this activity?