Category Archives: courts

Press Gazette: Court freelance axed after 54 years

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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."

Technolo-J: Pushing Twitter trial coverage a step forward: federal court

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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

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"[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."