Josh Powell was Tried in the Press

   Nor do I think being tried in the press should be limited to pubic officials. When matters become public concerns, then they belong in the press. I think of Josh Powell, and how he eluded arrest. I don't know if I have ever seen a case so tried in the press. The stories hardly stopped at just saying he was a suspect. Rather, they presented all the evidence that could be found. In the end, there was not courtroom trial. He was tried in the press and that was the end of it.