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Twitter in the courtroom
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June 11, 2009 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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News
Ottawa Citizen reporter Glen McGregor filed a steady stream of tweets from Ottawa mayor Larry O’Brien’s recent bribery trial. Kate Dubinski of the London Free Press did the same at the Bandidos biker gang murder trial. Is twitter in the courtroom a fad or a new way to cover trials? Luigi Benetton weighs the evidence in the June 12 issue of The Lawyers Weekly.
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Journalists challenged to expose wrongful convictions
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June 2, 2009 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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The media should tone down coverage that pressures police to solve crimes and devote more effort to reporting on trials and investigating cases that result in wrongful convictions, says lawyer-crusdader James Lockyer. Melissa Wilson reports.
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Covering the U.S. courts
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September 28, 2007 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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Backgrounder
Conrad Black's fraud trial in Chicago highlighted the differences between the Canadian and American systems of justice. A Canadian journalist who needs to know how a grand jury works or where to find a case file down south can consult the Knight Centre for Specialized Journalism's court coverage website. It's designed to help rookie and experienced journalists alike. Need links to contacts in U.S. state and federal courts? Unsure of the meaning of a legal phrase? There's even advice on how to establish contacts and work the court beat.
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It's a crime
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September 26, 2007 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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Feature
Toronto's streets aren't "nighttime killing fields" -- but it's easy to say they are. Chris Richardson of the Ryerson Review of Journalism explores the challenges of covering the city's most notorious neighbourhood.
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When the offence never rests: Covering Pickton
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September 26, 2007 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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Feature
Faced with the challenge of reporting on the graphic evidence presented at the murder trial of Robert Pickton, editors struggled to decide how much was too much. What do audiences want, and should they always get it? Regan Ray reports in the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
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Pickton coverage brings backlash
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April 17, 2007 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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Commentary
How much information about Robert Pickton's murder trial is too much information? Tony Burman, editor in chief of CBC News, comments on the public backlash against media coverage of graphic evidence being heard in a New Westminster, B.C. courtroom.
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Keys to fair reporting on youth crime
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December 26, 2006 - Posted by Dean Jobb
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Feature
Experts says reporters sensationalize youth crime and contribute to the public misconception that teens are increasingly violent and out of control. Stephanie Cameron checks the facts behind the headlines in the King's Journalism Review.
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