O.J. Simpson shows the jury a pair of gloves, similar to those found near the crime scene, during his trial in Los Angeles in 1995.POO/AFP via Getty Images Frankie Bailey, University at Albany, State University of New York With the death of O.J. Simpson, I can’t help but wonder whether the media has learned any lessons from its coverage of his trial, in which the ex-football star was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend. In many ways, the “trial of the century” brought out some of the media’s worst impulses. As criminologist Gregg Barak explained, the O.J. Simpson case was a true …