a case study

A Media Literacy course at the University of Maryland led by Dr. Susan Moeller is researching the affects of media in high profile murder cases like JonBenet's--

media and murder trials
by Chelsea Martino, Ali Howard, Zach Wender
March 26th, 2009

"...Ali is working on the Jonbenet Ramsey case which is a highly publicized national case. The media was largely involved in the framing of the victim’s family. Private detectives were involved in determining the outcome of the case. However, despite the detectives’ conclusion, the investigation remained fixated on the family because of the media’s influence..."