During the course of yesterday I became aware that The Australian’s Melbourne bureau chief, Chip Le Grand, was applying to the court for an audio recording of the first day’s hearing.
Court reporting
Witnessing humanity’s darkest hours: the life of a court reporter
Channel Seven journo Kate Obsorn writes on the trials of court reporting, in light of the recent traumatic case of four-year-old Darcey Freeman, thrown to her death off the Westgate Bridge by her own father.
Better than online, TV in courts … under oath, the camera doesn’t lie
Law academics are divided over a proposal for courts to publish their own newspapers. But one expert says transparency of legal proceedings should go even further — with television broadcasts.
Court reporting in 140 character tweets
A new method of live court reporting is being pioneered at the Federal Court in Sydney — by Tweeps. Journos are tweeting court news, which lawyers, judges and officials are following. Where will the courts draw the line?
