DVD 1 (4:13 min.)
John Seigenthaler on governmental mistrust of the media

DVD 2 (3:19 min.)
Welcome from Steven Anderson, president of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation

DVD 3 (1:35 min.)
President William F. Dressel of The National Judicial College on key issues from the 1996 national courts/media conference

DVD 4 (6:20 min.)
Mark Curriden on what drives the media’s focus – then and now

DVD 5 (2:03 min.)
Ed Adams on timing as a key factor in making a case high profile

DVD 6 (0:49 min.)
Andrew Cohen and Kitty Felde on the importance of visuals

DVD 7 (4:02 min.)
Linda Deutsch and Tom Mesereau (from the audience) on tabloid journalism

DVD 8 (0:53 min.)
Tom Hodson on what media parties are missing in the discussion

DVD 9 (7:20 min.)
Anthropologist Karen Stephenson on chaos in the media

DVD 10 (9:12 min.)
Tom Mesereau on information restrictions in the Michael Jackson case

DVD 11 (2:08 min.)
Andrew Cohen on initial coverage and the public’s perceptions

DVD 12 (4:21 min.)
Linda Deutsch, Robert Pirraglia and Alex Sanders (from the audience) on publicity’s impact on juror selection

DVD 13 (2:52 min.)
Paul Ebert and Hal Haddon on how much jurors can know about a case

DVD 14 (4:00 min.)
Linda Deutsch on information restrictions in the Michael Jackson case (rebuttal to Tom Mesereau)

DVD 15 (5:48 min.)
Tony Kovaleski, Mark Geragos, Andrew Cohen and Terry Carter on whether the media is responding to public demand or creating that demand

DVD 16 (6:23 min.)
Peter Shaplen on the swirling changes in the media

DVD 17 (1:35 min.)
Jerrianne Hayslett on the lingering aftermath of the O.J. Simpson criminal trial

DVD 18 (5:10 min.)
Ted Boutrous on camera access

DVD 19 (2:48 min.)
Andrew Cohen and Mark Geragos on defense counsel rethinking the merits of cameras in the courtroom

DVD 20 (3:20 min.)
Ted Boutrous on judicial communication

DVD 21 (1:27 min.)
Richard Jones on judicial comment in the Green River murders case

DVD 22 (0:47 min.)
Gerald Schwartzbach on using the media to combat government secrecy

DVD 23 (1:24 min.)
Darlene Schempp on the dangers to the judiciary in some high-profile cases

DVD 24 (2:23 min.)
Mark Geragos on the pros and cons of representing high-profile defendants

DVD 25 (1:39 min.)
Tom Hodson on new media’s threats to both the judiciary and traditional journalism

DVD 26 (1:50 min.)
George Greer on the balance judges should seek

IN OCTOBER of 2005, approximately 100 noted judges, journalists, lawyers and court information officers from across the country gathered for a two-day conference conducted by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media (RNCCM) at The National Judicial College (NJC) on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The objective was to foster discussion between two institutions, the courts and the media, which exist in a symbiotic, yet often contentious, relationship. The mission of this conference was not only to explore the causes of the tensions and conflict between the courts and the media in these cases, but also to seek a greater understanding of each other’s functions and purposes in a democratic society. In the process, the participants sought areas of common ground that would assist the courts and the news media to work more cooperatively in hopes that the public would be the ultimate beneficiary.

"From O.J. to Martha to Michael" was the third media-oriented national conference held at The National Judicial College in the wake of the 1995 O.J. Simpson criminal trial verdict. The mission of this conference was not only to explore the causes of the tension and conflict between the courts and the media in these cases, but also to help both have a greater understanding of and appreciation for each other. This DVD contains 26 segments from the conference.