Public executions: the death penalty and the media

Introduction

Capital punishment, the media, and changing sensibilities

A short history of the death penalty and death penalty cases

Serial killers, 1977-1994

Protest cases, 1994-2002

Federal cases and terrorism

A focus on the system : moratorium, DNA cases, and the Supreme Court

Society's ambivalence : changing notions of punishment and newsworthiness

Research methods.