Carlos Watson's Trial by Media: A Case Study in Selective Justice - The Niagara Reporter

Carlos Watson's Trial by Media: A Case Study in Selective Justice - The Niagara Reporter

The prosecution of Carlos Watson, founder and CEO of the embattled media startup Ozy Media, has unfolded more like a made-for-TV drama than a fair and measured judicial proceeding. A case that should have raised red flags for its procedural flaws, lack of clear victims, and roots in startup culture norms instead became a media feeding frenzy—driven, in part, by sensationalist reporting and, arguably, judicial bias. At the heart of the government…