Full Court Press: Kobe Bryant and the Media Charges of sexual assault against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant have led the media to converge on Eagle County, Colorado. The following archive contains stories about the press's handling of the trial, including debates on the privacy of the accuser. Note: Some of the articles below may no longer be available for free, but can be accessed usually for a fee or by using a database such as LexisNexis. "Colorado paper nixes daily coverage of Kobe Bryant case"
Associated Press, October 9, 2003 "Small Colorado town overrun by media for Bryant hearing"
Associated Press, October 9, 2003 "Records released in Kobe Bryant case"
Associated Press, September 3, 2003 "Judge rejects media request to see details of Kobe Bryant case"
Associated Press, August 21, 2003 "Bryant prosecutor objects to courtroom cameras during hearing"
Associated Press, August 26, 2003 "It's a made-for-TV mistake"
Jason Whitlock, Kansas City Star, August 12, 2003 "Bryant media circus a Catch-22"
Dusty Saunders, Rocky Mountain News, August 11, 2003 "A report from the front lines in Eagle"
Eric Spillman, TelevisionWeek, August 11, 2003 "Identifying rape victims would only benefit the rapists" Kathleen Parker, Salt Lake Tribune, August 11, 2003 "Coverage of Bryant? Let's go to the tape"
Richard Sandomir, New York Times, August 8, 2003 "Does name shielding 'protect' rape victim?"
Al Neuharth, USA Today, August 8, 2003 "Kobe's Shakespearean downfall"
Michael C. Obel-Omia, Boston Globe, August 8, 2003 "Hubbub surrounding Bryant case hits ridiculous heights"
Christine Brennen, USA Today, August 7, 2003 "TV networks hit Bryant hearing in force"
Associated Press, August 7, 2003 "US media scents a new OJ trial as basketball star faces rape charge"
Duncan Campbel, Guardian, August 7, 2003 "Bryant case dominating news"
Erik Brady and Michael Hiestand, USA Today, August 6, 2003 "Kobe hearings draw full court press"
Donna Petrozzello, New York Daily News, August 6, 2003 "Public cools to Bryant's case as he faces first day in court: Media turning skepticism from accuser to him"
C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle, August 6, 2003 "Rape Victims: Media should adhere to law shielding identity"
Detroit Free Press, August 5, 2003 "Judge denies Bryant's request to keep cameras out of courtroom"
Associated Press, August 4, 2003 "Does a name empower or stigmatize?"
Joan Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle, August 1, 2003 "Media fight order in Bryant case"
Tom Kenworthy, USA Today, July 31, 2003 "Kobe Bryant case and the Web"
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, July 31, 2003 "Restraint is essential in covering assaults"
Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2003 "Bryant's attorneys want TV reconsidered"
Associated Press, July 30, 2003 "If the accused is named, the accuser should be too"
David Shaw, Los Angeles Times, July 27, 2003 "Kobe Bryant free-for-all obscures a serious debate"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, July 27, 2003 "A media circus with two rings"
Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2003 "Releasing name of Bryant's accuser stirs debate on online standards"
Mark Glaser, Online Journalism Review, July 25, 2003 "Bryant case revives victim privacy issue"
Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, July 25, 2003 "Media shooting wildly on Kobe"
Paul Janensch, Hartford Courant, July 24, 2003 "Presumption of innocence sidelined"
Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2003 "Black stations air views on Kobe case"
David Hinckley, New York Daily News, July 22, 2003 "A drowsy town now wide awake"
Steve Henson and Lance Pugmire, L.A. Times, July 21, 2003 "Kobe Agonistes"
Jack Dunphy, National Review, July 21, 2003 [top] | 
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