Documentary Ethics and Criminal Justice Reform in "The Jinx"

On March, 14, 2015, Robert Durst was arrested in a New Orleans hotel room on murder charges stemming from a fifteen-year-old cold case. The arrest was made mere hours before the final episode of HBO’s “The Jinx,” a true-crime docuseries featuring Durst, was aired. This article focuses on the ethical...

The Journal of Communication and Media Studies

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