Please contact Dr. Works (keworks@fsu.eu) for additional help: Submission navigation links for Research Symposium Program Portal WF ‹ Previous submission Next submission › Submission information Submission Number: 206 Submission ID: 9054 Submission UUID: 3dc08c1d-0e8b-4a55-8c81-e0e18e0a84ef Submission URI: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal Submission Update: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal?token=c_Tdmhic-tp1F8bDkLVoDD8NuhzEJcsTBonmZNU4WwY Created: Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:53 AM Completed: Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:53 AM Changed: Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:53 AM Remote IP address: 146.201.10.5 Submitted by: Anonymous Language: English Is draft: No Webform: Research Symposium Program Portal WF Submitted to: Student Research Symposium Program Portal Primary Student Contact First Name Primary Student Contact Last Name Pronouns Primary Student Contact FSU Student Email Photo of all individuals presenting this work IMG_2206.jpg51.32 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. Major(s) of all individuals presenting this work Bio of all individuals presenting this work My name is Amalie Messer, I'm 16 and I'm a dual-enrolled Junior at the Collegiate School at FSU Panama City and I play beach volleyball at Arnold High School. I love going to the beach, my amazing (and fast) car, and playing and watching sports- but mostly, I am intrigued in criminal law and love to watch and listen to court cases on criminal activity. I hope to continue my collegiate time at the US Naval Academy, and pure a career as a naval pilot, following the footsteps my father and many family members with a career in the military. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to present my work and study at FSU, and cannot wait to further my studies in Political Science. Poster Title Abstract Public media’s intervention with the courtroom is a complex environment where the principals of justice and fairness meet the pervasive influence of public opinion. With all our available media outlets, ranging from newspaper headlines to what we hear on the news channels, it all wields a significant power in shaping public perception. This influence reaches criminal law cases, where it can impact jury decisions and partiality, credibility to the accused or lack thereof, and scrutiny towards legal proceedings as the media acts as watchdogs waiting for the next thing to go down. The media’s role in cases such as the Menendez Brothers, O.J. Simpson, and Ted Bundy are the focuses on this research as we dive into the perception of justices and injustices through the public media’s watchful eyes. The data collected in this research will show no biases, or any partiality towards one side or another, but for the Ted Bunny case, that one is harder to defend so that information will probably be a little biased. All the cases are happening around the same time frame, with OJ Simpson and the Menendez brothers in the same decade. I use sources fro databases and trusting sources to find what I'm looking for in this journey of watching the watchers on these cases. Research Mentor Name Research Mentor's College (or High School) Research Mentor's Department (or Subject) Research Mentor's Email Additional Research Mentor(s) Co-presenter(s) Keywords Poster Session/Number Work Complete Exploratory (the research question has been identified and design of approach is outlined) Presentation Modality Face to Face Poster session Synchronous Online Presentation Asynchronous Online Presentation Poster PDF Upload Upload requirementsOne file only.100 MB limit. Poster Thumbnail Please take a screenshot of your poster to be a thumbnail on your Symposium Program Profile. Upload Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. I will be printing my poster CAPTCHA What code is in the image? Enter the characters shown in the image. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Save Leave this field blank
