Turns out the jury did have access to and were watching tv, which was removed at some point. I will try to locate where I found that information if I can .
“During trial, jurors lived solitary life”
“Their calls were monitored, as were family visits. Texts, e-mail, the Internet, all forbidden. AFTER A WHILE THEY EVEN LOST THEIR TV PRIVILEGES.”
http://www.theledger.com/article/20110706/NEWS/110709683
What happened that “after a while they even lost their tv privileges”?
Apparently there were newsfeeds that the jurors had access to.