The courts and the media
Subtitle: challenges in the era of digital and social media
By: edited by Patrick Keyzer, Jane Johnston, Mark Pearson
Publisher: Halstead Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Braddon, A.C.T
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781920831936
Subjects: Social media; Law and legislation; Conduct of court proceedings; Legal Journalism; Right of Privacy; Crime and the press; Free press and fair trial; Mass media; Newspaper court reporting
Description: "Rupert Murdoch, Julian Assange and Mohamed Haneef have felt the heat that can develop in head-on encounters of the media and the law. Smart phones, social media and live updates have sharpened age-old dilemmas for the courts. The jury system is under threat, as jurors turn to Google - and defy instructions to stick to evidence. The news media struggle with inconsistent suppression orders. Judges wonder how to insulate justice from Twitter and Facebook. The eminent contributors to this book are Chief Justices, journalists, News Ltd.'s former CEO, legal scholars and court officials. They see the anxieties from different viewpoints - and the opportunities as well - but none is under illusions about how serious (and complex) the issues are becoming"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Who should speak for the courts and how? The courts and the media today / Patrick Keyzer; title: 2. Courts and the media in the digital era : a media perspective / John Hartigan; title: 3. The relationship between the courts and the news media / Beverley McLachlin; title: 4. Courts and the media in the digital era / Paul de Jersey; title: 5. Courts' new visibility 2.0 / Jane Johnston; title: 6. Terrorism, the media and Twitter / Jacqui Ewart; title: 7. Cameras in court : reluctant admission to proactive collaboration / Daniel Stepniak; title: 8. The Federal Court : breaking new ground / Bruce Phillips; title: 9. Suppression orders : the more things change, the more they stay the same / Prue Innes; title: 10. Judicial instruction : do jurors obey directions to disregard prejudicial publicity? / Geoff Holland; title: 11. Ensuring a fair trial for an accused in a digital era : lessons for Australia / Elizabeth Greene and Jodie O'Leary; title: 12. The News of the World scandal and the Australian privacy debate / Roger Patching; title: 13. Mental illness, the law and the news media : competing rights and interests / Mark Pearson; title: 14. Media usage and public confidence in sentencing in Australia : a national study / Geraldine Mackenzie, Caroline Angela Spiranovic and Kate Warner; title: 15. Police communications in the social media age / Alyce McGovern and Murray Lee.