> I have been fascinated by the OJ Simpson comments on this list and I'm finding > the television coverage of the pre-trial hearing equally compelling. Has > anyone thought about putting together a panel on some of the issues discussed > here for SCS? > > Abigail Feder Northwestern University As one who has just spent the entire day (from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m PDT) glued to the television, despite deadlines for articles and a dissertation, I confess to being riveted as well. Moreover, I seriously doubt my ability to un-glue myself from the hearings and related coverage anytime soon, and in fact, I have to log off my computer in the next half hour in order to catch one of the network's "special coverage" programs (a.k.a. wrap-ups) of the day's proceedings. It seems to me that there's more than enough material for at least one panel at SCS on the Simpson case and the media -- and probably several, as the constellation of related issues which have manifested themselves in the past few weeks is truly staggering. Like Abigail, I'd be interested in learning about any panels that might be organized. For the equally fascinated, H-Film has also been tracking the Simpson case as it has been unfolding in the media. In addition, the news net bulletin board alt.fan.oj-simpson has racked up numerous posts on the case, addressing it from a variety of perspectives (informed, ill-informed, off-the-wall, you name it). The fact that it exists at all (I suspect it was formed in the wake of the June murders, but I don't know for sure) is another measure of the virtual explosion of cultural discourse around these events. Alison McKee Department of Film and Television UCLA [log in to unmask]