Eichmann on the Air: Radio and the Making of a Historic Trial

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Figures 3 and 4: Equipment in the control booth (left) and in the 'nerve center' (right) While permission had been given to the setting up of a microphone system and to the complete recording of the proceedings, the Ministry of Justice stipulated that no tape- recorders were to be allowed inside the courtroom. 12 Such restriction would have undoubtedly impaired the work of many correspondents wanting to incorporate voice inserts in their reports. The problem was solved by the construction of an 8
elaborate system of distribution, specifically designed to facilitate recording while respecting the legal stipulation. The system featured an innovative apparatus—'recording taps'—which enabled reporters to plug-in, listen and record the procedures without interfering with the formal conduct of the trial. Fifty units of 'recording taps' were installed in a working area at the rear of the hall, from which correspondents could follow the proceedings in the translation language of their choice (Hebrew, German, English or French) while recording the original signal from the hall. The 'recording taps' system supplied a technical solution to a dilemma that accompanied the trial from the very beginning: wanting to expose the proceedings to the media and at the same time to protect the proceedings from the media. In this case, however, a technological solution was enough to resolve the contradiction between accessibility and formality. 9
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