Ep. 26 - The Serial Effect (with Sarah Koenig of Serial)

Host

David A. Harris, University of Pittsburgh School of LawFollow

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Description

The Serial podcast, and its host Sarah Koenig, pulled off two amazing feats. Serial broke podcasting open: it was the first podcast to see 5 million downloads and now has well over 80 million. But it also pointed the lens of a full, in-depth journalistic examination on just one murder case.

Our vast criminal justice system forces us to think about big issues like fairness and safety, but what can we learn from a deep examination of a single case, in which we dive as far as we can to learn every detail?

Serial host and co-producer Sarah Koenig answers these questions and more. She's also a regular contributor to This American Life.

Podcast Homepage

http://www.criminalinjusticepodcast.com/blog/2017/5/30/52-the-conservative-case-for-criminal-justice-reform-z8bh7-y5cmn?rq=Serial 

Broadcast Date

10-4-2016

Producer

Josh Raulerson

City

Pittsburgh

Keywords

criminal justice, citizen journalism, Serial podcast, investigation, reporting, police procedure, public safety, U.S. criminal justice system

Disciplines

Communication Technology and New Media | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Journalism Studies | Law and Society | Law Enforcement and Corrections | Legal Profession | Social and Cultural Anthropology

Recommended Citation

David A. Harris, Ep. 26 - The Serial Effect (with Sarah Koenig of Serial), (2016).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.pitt.edu/criminal-injustice/9