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How The Post and Courier covered the Dylann Roof trial
"On Tuesday morning, as they have for so many mornings now, Glenn Smith, Jennifer Berry Hawes and Abigail Darlington walked into Charleston's District Court at 85 Broad Street with the tools they would need to tell the story.
Hawes brought her 8.5-by-11-inch yellow notebook and whatever pen she had grabbed from the newsroom. Smith came ready to liveblog with his laptop and phone.
Darlington planned to catch and share each bit of the news on her laptop, Tweetdeck open and ready.
On the day of the closing arguments in the penalty phase of the trial for a man who killed nine Black men and women inside Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015, each journalist from The Post and Courier knew their role. And each depended on the other two.
Since covering another big Charleston story last month, the murder trial in the death of Walter Scott, they've figured out a system to bring the news from the courthouse to their community in several ways, from a podcast to social media to a liveblog to comprehensive stories combining the tweets and the blog with reporting from inside the courtroom.
Together, they're covering an epic moment in Charleston's history, Smith said on Monday. And it's one that, as a local news organization, they're in the right spot to tell.
"We know the story better than anyone," he said..."
http://www.poynter.org/2017/how-the-post-and-courier-covered-the-dylann-roof-trial/444717/
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Jury questions center around definitions of mitigating factors in Roof trial
"CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV)
Two hours into deliberations, jurors considering the fate of Dylann Roof asked for clarification on the meaning of two mitigating factors they were presented Tuesday afternoon.
First, they wanted to know whether one of the factors meant Roof was not a threat to act out violently in prison, or whether that also included inciting violence through his words and writings. Second, jurors asked whether Roof would be safely confined if he was sentenced to life in prison....
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel told the jurors to rely on what was written already to guide their decision. "Use your common sense and good judgment to figure out what that means," he said.
The jurors also asked to see the recording of Rev. Clementa Pinckney preaching.
The last time jurors deliberated, during the trial's guilt phase, they sent out a question and delivered a verdict shortly after.,,,"
http://abcnews4.com/news/emanuel-am...berations-on-life-death-for-dylann-roof?delib
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"On Tuesday morning, as they have for so many mornings now, Glenn Smith, Jennifer Berry Hawes and Abigail Darlington walked into Charleston's District Court at 85 Broad Street with the tools they would need to tell the story.
Hawes brought her 8.5-by-11-inch yellow notebook and whatever pen she had grabbed from the newsroom. Smith came ready to liveblog with his laptop and phone.
Darlington planned to catch and share each bit of the news on her laptop, Tweetdeck open and ready.
On the day of the closing arguments in the penalty phase of the trial for a man who killed nine Black men and women inside Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015, each journalist from The Post and Courier knew their role. And each depended on the other two.
Since covering another big Charleston story last month, the murder trial in the death of Walter Scott, they've figured out a system to bring the news from the courthouse to their community in several ways, from a podcast to social media to a liveblog to comprehensive stories combining the tweets and the blog with reporting from inside the courtroom.
Together, they're covering an epic moment in Charleston's history, Smith said on Monday. And it's one that, as a local news organization, they're in the right spot to tell.
"We know the story better than anyone," he said..."
http://www.poynter.org/2017/how-the-post-and-courier-covered-the-dylann-roof-trial/444717/
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Jury questions center around definitions of mitigating factors in Roof trial
"CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV)
Two hours into deliberations, jurors considering the fate of Dylann Roof asked for clarification on the meaning of two mitigating factors they were presented Tuesday afternoon.
First, they wanted to know whether one of the factors meant Roof was not a threat to act out violently in prison, or whether that also included inciting violence through his words and writings. Second, jurors asked whether Roof would be safely confined if he was sentenced to life in prison....
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel told the jurors to rely on what was written already to guide their decision. "Use your common sense and good judgment to figure out what that means," he said.
The jurors also asked to see the recording of Rev. Clementa Pinckney preaching.
The last time jurors deliberated, during the trial's guilt phase, they sent out a question and delivered a verdict shortly after.,,,"
http://abcnews4.com/news/emanuel-am...berations-on-life-death-for-dylann-roof?delib
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