Broadcasting from UK courts: ‘Highly selective and limited use’

Smith, Tom; Keppel-Palmer, Marcus; Reardon, Sally; Gross, Bernhard

Abstract

After over a year of filming and broadcasting sentencing remarks in the Crown Court, there has been no published evaluation of televised court proceedings, its benefits accepted at face value. Has there been any added value to the principle of open justice? A team of researchers from the University of the West of England examined the first 12 months of televised sentencing from the first case in July 2022 (R v Oliver) through July 2023, reviewing the types of cases televised and how they were used by the broadcast media.

• Acceptance Date: May 15, 2024
• Online Publication Date: May 8, 2024
• Publication Date: May 8, 2024
• Deposit Date: Mar 26, 2025
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/13979209
• Publisher URL: https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/broadcasting-from-uk-courts-highly-selective-and-limited-use/