Oscar Pistorius: Media masters work to win two trials
Oscar Pistorius has the very best to defend him in the magistrate's court and the court of public opinion, writes Phillip de Wet.
Oscar Pistorius has two trials happening. The one in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court started on Monday. But the second trial is one that is harder to control – the court of public opinion, which started as soon as news of the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp hit the media.
The athlete's team has made sure that they hired the best of the best to defend his reputation in both courts.
There may have been no television cameras or radio broadcasts allowed during court proceedings, but South Africa saw a new phenomenon cemented this week: the trial of Pistorius by Twitter.
