As many of us know, Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were recently acquitted of murder charges in the death of Meredith Kercher. The fascinating aspect about this article is that it creates a single place to compare the different portrayals of Amanda Knox in Italy, Great Britain, and the United States' media. In an article from Corriere della Sera, Italy, the journalist refers to Knox as "Foxy Knoxy" and accuses the US media of presenting unearned sympathy towards her. In La Stampa, Italy, it was reported that "for the Italian justice system this is not...a victory." While Italy is espousing a very anti-Knox message, the United States took the opposite approach. Becca Feddor. In the Seattle Times, they do acknowledge that Knox caused "undue pain and suffering" to Patrick Lumumba when she falsely accused him, but they came to the conclusion that "it is time for Knox to come back to Seattle and resume her life." In Forbes, they go so far as to claim "Knox was not guilty of the charges against her. She was tried largely in the tabloids and the court of public opinion. Her case was badly mangled by Italy's postal police, and the trial was more of a show trial than anything, with headlines declaring her a sex-crazed monster and impugning her reputation with no facts to support them."
So who is right? Truthfully, it's a matter of opinion. Whether or not she is a "sex-crazed monster" that murdered her roommate, she is now a free women, and is returning to Seattle and four years in an Italian prison.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15159828
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