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Thaler, Paul.

The spectacle: media and the making of the O. J. Simpson story /
by Paul Thaler.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-275-95319-X (alk. paper).--ISBN 0-275-95320-3 (pbk.)

1. Simpson, O. J., 1947--Trials, litigation, etc. 2. Trials
(Murder)--California--Los Angeles. 3. Free press and fair trial.
4. Mass media and criminal justice. I. Title.

KF224.S485T48 1997

345.73′02523′0979494--dc21 97-5593

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1997 by Paul Thaler

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-5593

ISBN: 0-275-95319-X
0-275-95320-3 (pbk.)

First published in 1997

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to use ex-
cerpts from the following:

Kathy Butler, "The Accidental Feminist," December 10, 1995, and David Shaw
, "Obsession: Did the Media Overfeed a Starving Public?" October
9, 1995, Copyright 1995, Los Angeles Times. Reprinted by permission.

Gerald Uelmen, Lessons from the Trial, Kansas City: Andrews and
McMeel, 1996. Courtesy of Universal Press Syndicate.

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