Court reporting and local newspapers

Keppel-Palmer, Marcus; Smith, Thomas; Reardon, Sally; Chamberlain, Phil

Abstract

This paper reported on a pilot study carried out by UWE Law and UWE Journalism in January 2018 into reporting of newsworthy stories at the Magistrates Courts. In one week, researchers saw every case heard in Bristol Magistrates Courts, coded these for newsworthiness and checked to see how many of these cases were reported in local newspapers. This supports the hypothesis that the reduction in dedicated local newspaper reporting of the Magistrates Courts negatively impacts on open justice and scrutiny of the courts

Citation

Keppel-Palmer, M., Smith, T., Reardon, S., & Chamberlain, P. (2018, March). Court reporting and local newspapers. Presented at SLSA Annual Conference 2018, Bristol University, Bristol, England

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: SLSA Annual Conference 2018
• Conference Location: Bristol University, Bristol, England
• Start Date: Mar 27, 2018
• End Date: Mar 29, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Jan 10, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: newspapers, magistrates courts, court reporting, local newspapers, open justice, newsworthiness
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/872239
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : SLSA Conference 2018