The new celebrity lawyers: When social media meets the courtroom
Resident trial attorney Shaun Kent joins Anoushka in the London studio to explore how social media is reshaping criminal trials, public opinion, and defence lawyers
Fame Under Fire's resident trial attorney Shaun Kent is in the UK!
He joins Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty in the London studio to discuss one of the biggest shifts taking place in the legal world: the growing influence of social media on criminal trials. From celebrity cases to viral courtroom moments, they explore how online audiences are changing the way lawyers, juries and the public engage with the justice system.
Shaun talks about becoming the subject of global online attention during one of his own recent murder trials, and how social media affected both the courtroom and his personal life.
Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Series Producer: Louise Clarke
Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart Smith
Digital Journalist: Daniel Raza
Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross
Production coordinator: Phoebe Lomas
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Editor: Clare Fordham
Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Walsh-Heron
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
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