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Gerald · 06-12-11, 05:27 PM

For almost two decades, trials that tapped into the American people’s judge-and-jury fascination unfolded in real time on Court TV, the cable channel that helped make television viewers into witnesses to the judicial system.

Court TV is now a reality TV channel, and the cable news channels that used to follow courtroom cases exhaustively, like Fox News Channel and MSNBC, now prefer to put politicians on trial. But filling the void, this year at least, is HLN, the unit of Time Warner that used to be called Headline News.

In the same way that Court TV and CNN did during the O. J. Simpson trial in 1995, HLN has attached itself to the Casey Anthony murder trial, making it the new trial network of record. The audience for HLN has more than doubled since the trial started on May 24, prompting the channel to add more hours of coverage, led by Nancy Grace, outside the Orlando, Fla. courthouse.

At the end of her broadcast each night, Ms. Grace says she is there to seek “justice for Caylee.” That sentiment has become a logo on the bottom of HLN’s screen.

Ms. Anthony, 25, whom Ms. Grace mockingly calls “tot mom,” stands accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. The state is pursuing the death penalty in the trial, which continues Monday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/bu...n.html?_r=1&hp

Note: Published: June 12, 2011

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Casey Anthony Coverage Gives HLN an Identity For almost two decades, trials that tapped into the American people’s judge-and-jury fascination unfolded in real time on Court TV, the cable channel that helped make television viewers into witnesses to the judicial system. Court TV is now a reality TV channel, and the cable news channels that used to follow courtroom cases exhaustively, like Fox News Channel and MSNBC, now prefer to put politicians on trial. But filling the void, this year at least, is HLN, the unit of Time Warner that used to be called Headline News. In the same way that Court TV and CNN did during the O. J. Simpson trial in 1995, HLN has attached itself to the Casey Anthony murder trial, making it the new trial network of record. The audience for HLN has more than doubled since the trial started on May 24, prompting the channel to add more hours of coverage, led by Nancy Grace, outside the Orlando, Fla. courthouse. At the end of her broadcast each night, Ms. Grace says she is there to seek “justice for Caylee.” That sentiment has become a logo on the bottom of HLN’s screen. Ms. Anthony, 25, whom Ms. Grace mockingly calls “tot mom,” stands accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. The state is pursuing the death penalty in the trial, which continues Monday. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/bu...n.html?_r=1&hp Note: Published: June 12, 2011 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie