The Ethics of Court Reporting: Storytelling in the Courtroom and Newsroom

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-92
Author(s):  
Deb Waterhouse-Watson
Keyword(s):  
Court Reporting

Personality Disorder According to the ICD 9 and DSM III and Their Value in Court Reporting

1986 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Gayford ◽  
H. N. K. Jungalwalla
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Court Reporting ◽  
Personality Typology

The historical background to classification of personality is briefly reviewed. A more detailed comparative account is given of the ICD 9 (1978) and the DSM III (1980) typological classifications of personality disorders. Their value in court reporting is discussed. A critical evaluation is made of personality typology. The conclusion is that in spite of certain defects they are a useful method of transmitting information and of making prognostications in forensic psychiatry.

Media access to court proceedings and documents in Mainland China: The changed and unchanged

2021 ◽  
pp. 1329878X2110482
Author(s):  
Yanzhu Xu
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Court Reporting ◽  
The Status ◽  
Court Proceedings

This study examined the status of media access to court proceedings and documents in mainland China. In-depth and qualitative interviews with Chinese journalists revealed that they continue to face significant difficulties in attending court hearings and accessing court documents and information; especially, those involving government officials. Owing to the lack of adequate media access to courts, Chinese journalists are not able to fulfil their role of informing the public about what happens in the judicial system; it also undermines the balance and quality of court reporting. The study also found that China's courts mostly used their own online platforms to release information and broadcast trial proceedings. Consequently, the role of news media and journalists in providing court case information and promoting judicial openness has declined in the age of new media.

A model for good court reporting

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Don Berry
Keyword(s):  
Court Reporting

THE SELECTION PROCESS IN LOCAL COURT REPORTING

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Machill ◽  
Markus Beiler ◽  
Iris Hellmann
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Court Reporting

scholarly journals Prejudgment of the accused (Justice and Crime Coverage)

10.34778/2zs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Oehmer
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Media Ethics ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Work In Progress ◽  
Court Reporting ◽  
Personal Rights ◽  
The Media ◽  
Effects Of Media

In some legal systems, strong prejudicial reporting can be recognized as a reason for reduced sentences in trials (e.g. in Switzerland: BGer 6B_45/2014). It is argued that the accused has already been punished by the public pillory. This variable serves to capture the extent of the implicit or explicit references to the guilt of the accused before the end of the trial (Schulz 2002).   Field of application/theoretical foundation: The variable “prejudgment of the accused” is of particular relevance in the context of debates on media ethics and legal philosophy. With the use of this variable, the extent to which personal rights provisions of the defendant are respected in media coverage is discussed.   Example study: Oehmer (work in progress)   Information on Oehmer (work in progress) Author: Franziska Oehmer Research interest: The study focuses on three sets of questions concerning 1) the selection and representativeness of court reporting, 2) the information function of court reporting and 3) the presentation of court reporting. Object of analysis: court coverage in Swiss newspapers (Tagesanzeiger, NZZ, Neue Luzerner Zeitung, Südostschweiz, Blick, Gratiszeitung, 20Minuten) Time frame of analysis: January 2007 – December 2017 Codebook: available (see attachment)   Info about variable Variable name/definition: prejudgment of the accused [Vorverurteilung des Angeklagten] Level of analysis: Actors in most covered court case in article Values: Keine Vorverurteilung: Über den Angeklagten wird nicht wertend berichtet. Indikatoren: Mutmasslicher Täter Implizite Vorverurteilung: Die Tatschuld wird implizit durch Begriffe, Wertungen oder Deutungen nahegelegt. Explizite Vorverurteilung: Die Tatschuld wird als erwiesen betrachtet. Der Angeklagt wird klar als Täter identifiziert. Indikatoren: Mörder, Täter Intercoder reliability: Holsti .88; Krippendorff’s Alpha: .56 (2 Coder)   References Oehmer, Franziska. Die dritte Gewalt in den Medien. Eine repräsentative quantitative Inhaltsanalyse der Gerichtsberichterstattung Schweizer Medien (work in progress). [Justice in the media. A representative quantitative content analysis of court reporting in the Swiss media]. Schulz, U. (2002): Die rechtlichen Auswirkungen von Medienberichterstattung auf Strafverfahren. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. [The legal effects of media coverage on criminal proceedings].

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