This cartoon addresses the results of the Casey Anthony trial, which wrapped up earlier this week with a verdict of not guilty, to the dismay of much of the public. Since I wasn’t really following the trial and didn’t have an opinion one way or the other, I thought it might be a good idea to do something on the media’s role and responsibilities in the judicial process–this case had been likened to the O.J. Simpson trial of the ’90s, which was another situation where the media circus surrounding the event has been, in the long run, probably worthy of more examination than the event itself.

The woman bearing the “media” label in this cartoon is Nancy Grace, a tabloid pundit whose major claim to fame is aggressively pushing topics like the Anthony trial and driving her interviewees to suicide.