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050 00 $aPN4872.W55$bH43 1996
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100 1 $aWilson, Theo.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94053778
245 10 $aHeadline justice :$binside the courtroom : the country's most controversial trials /$cTheo Wilson.
260 $aNew York :$bThunder's Mouth Press,$c1996.
263 $a9610
300 $axv, 238 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aFrom the 1950s through the 1980s Theo Wilson, described as "the greatest trial reporter in the U.S." covered every major court case for the New York Daily News. Drawing on the lessons of trials past and the insights which made her a cult figure among her readers, Theo tells a colorful story of the vanished world of respectable tabloid journalism and one reporter's unique impact on her profession and America's legal system.
520 8 $aLawyers and judges considered her an authority to be reckoned with, and readers knew she would never mislead them. Woven through these tales is a story of American journalism as it used to be practiced by a breed of spirited, witty, brilliant writers and editors dedicated to reporting the truth. Including the trials of Sam Sheppard, Jack Ruby, Charles Manson, Claus Von Bulow, Patty Hearst, John DeLorean, Angela Davis, Sirhan Sirhan, and Son of Sam.
600 10 $aWilson, Theo.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94053778
650 0 $aWomen journalists$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113708
650 0 $aNewspaper court reporting$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010103722
650 0 $aTrials$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112925
852 00 $boff,jou$hPN4872.W55$iH43 1996