But the impression that Simpson’s all-consuming trial had on shaping the modern media environment cannot be overstated.
Simpson’s trial gave way to a media landscape dominated by salacious reality television and talking head-driven cable news.
It’s difficult to imagine Trump being elected to the White House without the three-legged stool that Simpson’s trial played a crucial role in building.
Reality TV had started earlier, but after Simpson there was a massive profusion of ‘Reality TV,’” Socolow said in an email.
“That’s how ‘The Apprentice’ gave Donald Trump a comeback in American culture, and he rode his reality TV stardom to the White House.”
Persons:
New York CNN — O.J, Simpson, Donald Trump, Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman, Simpson’s, Jeffrey Toobin, Nancy Grace, Greta Van Susteren, Dan Abrams, Harvey Levin, Gregg Jarrett, Al Cowlings, Allen J, Lance Ito’s, Robert Kardashian, Kardashian, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Andy Lack, ”, Michael Socolow, Rupert Murdoch, Socolow, “, Ted Turner, Murdoch, Trump, “ Simpson, ” Socolow
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New York CNN, National Football League, Patrol, Bronco, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Court TV, The New York Times, NBC, University of Maine Communications, Fox, Fox News, TV
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New York, Los Angeles, California, Brentwood, The, Australian