IMHO the news should not be allowed to report the names of the people charged and any details of a case until after a verdict is handed down. It does not matter what a person is charged with, be it speeding or 24 counts of first degree murder, all this coverage does is prevent the person from getting a truly fair trial.
For those of you who are ready to send Jacko to the gallows, or were convinced that Scott Peterson was guilty 4 days after his wife was reported missing let me ask you this.
If you were charged with a crime how would you like for every second of the preliminary investigation to be reported on before you were charged and then have the media "weigh" the "evidence" against you before a jury was even selected? Would you feel that you recieved a truly fair trial or would you wonder if it was a formality as everyone in that jury box has already made up their minds as to your guilt or innocence.