OJ Simpson

[lpgasman]

Heard he was a real cut up.

[theGinsue]

I am curious as to whether there will be another event covered so in depth and universally in this day of fractured and specialized media.

Maybe, if they file an Insurrection charge against Trump. That might do it. We all know they want to do just that.

[JohnnyDrama]

"If the glove does not fit...".

I liked Simpson. He was at the peak of his football stardom when I was in grade school and I thought the roles he chose to play in movies were hilarious. I even liked seeing him run through an airport.

My takeaway from the media coverage (I knew there was a strong bias) was how one sided it appeared to be and the disregard for the process of trial by jury. I was in college and working two jobs so I had other things to do with my time so I didn't follow the trial that much. I was also amazed at how quickly peers, coworkers and professors took sides. Mostly with the media. It was a sign of things to come.

As far as another media event that may compare, I doubt it. With the caveat that I think we see many such events covered with a similar volume on such a regular basis we have become desensitized to that level of coverage. The murder trial was mostly about an American football star with lots of money. OJ was an American event. Today, access to international news is easy enough that news consumers can shop around. Another comparable event will likely involve aliens landing on earth.