Magistrates should be stripped of their powers to restrict court reporting
Coverage of our courts is being censored - because magistrates are too quick to impose unnecessary reporting restrictions. In the interests of open justice, this has…
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Coverage of our courts is being censored - because magistrates are too quick to impose unnecessary reporting restrictions. In the interests of open justice, this has…
By David BanksGeldof tweeting the names of victims' relatives shows how hard it is to enforce reporting restrictions in the digital…
By David BanksThe idea that the democratisation of news means we are all journalists now is, sadly, a fantasy.
By David BanksToday's student media are carved in the stone of web publication though, that is potentially permanent, and searchable. The…
By David BanksThe cross-party plan for press regulation is unlikely to work, nor should we let it. Anyway, those proposing greater…
By David Banks