Jon Slattery: NUJ backs blogger banned from coroner’s court
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 22:49
"The NUJ has condemned a coroner’s decision to deny a blogging journalist access to the Isle of Wight coroner’s court."
Ventnor Blog: VentnorBlog Denied Access to Coroner’s Court
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 09:00
"VentnorBlog was this morning ejected from the Coroner’s court in Newport, Isle of Wight. … "
Journalism.co.uk: Local news blogger refused entry to coroner’s court
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 08:54
"VentnorBlog, the well-established Isle of Wight news blog, found itself thrown out of a coroner’s court on Tuesday. … Coroner officer Richard Leedham told Simon Perry of the VentnorBlog … that the coroner did not wish him to be in the court – as a journalist or as a member of the public. The Isle of Wight County Press was allowed to stay, however."
Los Angeles Times: A new spin on inside stories
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 12:59
James Rainey: Various people and organisations who "think the news media no longer cover the universe — or their corner of it — adequately and all have hired journalists of their own. … Those who once were merely subjects of news coverage increasingly will be looking for ways to write the story themselves. … "
Press Gazette: Court freelance axed after 54 years
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 18:57
Commenter: "We need a new way for reporters and hence the public to find out exactly what's going on in court – the whole system is antiquated and totally defunct now reporters don't go to court. It seems crazy that in a hyper real internet world courts are still antiquated places where you have to physically go to get a story. Time for a shake up."
George Dearsley’s Blog: A worrying trend
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 16:25
"Clever people talk of micro-blogging replacing local journalism. But what blogger will sit in Glossop magistrates court all day? And court reporting is an art, for which an impeccable shorthand note is needed. Even if he was willing, does that micro-blogger have the relevant skills?"
Headlines and Deadlines: Reporting live from the court press bench
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 22:36
Following the Palm Beach Post's efforts to live-Tweet a court case, Alison Gow looks at how this would – or rather wouldn't work in the current UK context: "the laws governing court reporting in the UK needs a pretty serious overhaul."
Technolo-J: Pushing Twitter trial coverage a step forward: federal court
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 19:36
Ron Sylvester: "… A federal judge in Wichita gave the go-ahead for me to use Twitter there. I don't know if it's a first … but it is a big step in expanding live coverage of the courts. … See, federal courts don't allow cameras or video or audio recorders. The federal courthouse in Wichita doesn't allow cell phones, so I had to get the judge's permission to bring my smartphone and Bluetooth keyboard into the courtroom."
Philadelphia Daily News: Fumo lawyer objects to blog trial coverage
Wednesday, 31 December 2008, 13:56
"[D]efense attorney David Shapiro argued that media coverage of the trial has been unprecedented, including not only news stories and editorials, but "things like a blog, where the reporter sits in the back of the courtroom every day and in real time gives his spin of what is happening.' The Inquirer has maintained a blog of testimony most days on Philly.com."
BBC: Radio 4: iPM: Online court records and prejudice.
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 23:34
"one of the prejudicial things one might read in such online archives would be details of the accused previous convictions. Which brings us back to Jack Straw's proposal to reveal online, 'what happened when someone appears in the dock'. Would these records similarly present a risk of prejudice?"
Press Gazette: Government considers criminal court results website for England and Wales
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 11:38
"Justice Secretary Jack Straw is looking at plans to provide information of all criminal hearings on one national website which could become a vital source of information for journalists."
Saturday, 10 May 2008, 09:40
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In a rare exception to the usual rules, the BBC was given permission to film inside the courtroom when judges delivered the verdict in a murder trial.
