If the judge wants to prevent jury tampering he needs to sequester the jury members from all media.
Probably should have required the jury members to not follow the news at all or have social media accounts, since the media has already poisoned the well. I wonder how a jury of Amish people would view these shenanigans.
EVERYTHING happening is rounds for Higher court reversal if it even gets that far.
Juries are routinely ordered to avoid all news and social media, as well as discussing the case with friends or family.