Is Our Justice System Fair?

Think back to the articles you have read for class, the discussions we have had and the videos we have watched on the death penalty and our justice system.  Using these resources, please respond to the following question: Is our justice system fair? Explain (use statistics & specific examples to support your response).

Who Controls the Media?

Use the following links to connect to a couple of charts that diagram who owns the major media outlets in the United States. After reviewing this information, what's your reaction to these charts? Is too much power over the media concentrated into too few companies or does this not really matter? How does this affect the news an average "media consumer" receives? Explain your response.





http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main

http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/communications/tv/mediacontrol.html