Television and Courts The media has frequently expressed their right and responsibility to present current news to the public. Many times this responsibility to the public interferes with a person's privacy or the practices of many systems, for example the court systems. Courts provide a service to the general public as well as the media, but these services have collided with increasing occurrence. Those involved often express how the court process would operate smoother if …showed first 75 words of 1095 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1095 total…of trial by jury is without meaning." This is certainly true, although the public may find temporary entertainment from these trials; the consequences affect the lives of all involved. The accused and the victims have a right to a dignified trial not tainted by media involvement. Not many countries have a government that gives their citizens the opportunity to have this level of fairness and the media has taken the opportunity away from many people.