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Conference of Court Public Information Officers.
The objectives of the Conference are to provide a focal point to improve the skill and knowledge required of those performing the duties of court public information officer. The work of the Conference is in concert with the goals and objectives of the Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State Court Administrators, the National Center for State Courts, and other court-related groups as deemed appropriate by the membership.
National Center for Courts and the Media.
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for the Courts and Media was formed to foster discussion about the inherent tensions between the right to a fair trial, as guaranteed in the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the First Amendment right of the free press to conduct its work largely unfettered by governmental restrictions. The center is a program of the National Judicial College.
Initiating and Maintaining a Constructive Dialogue: A Workbook for Judges and Journalists.
The National Judicial College, Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media (2009).
This workbook includes resources designed to improve relations between the court the media, including checklists, sample forms, and examples of outreach programs around the country.
Bybee, Keith L.
Bench Press: The Collision of Courts, Politics, and the Media .
Stanford University Press (2007).
This book includes essays that contemplate the intersection between the judiciary and the media, pondering subjects such as judicial power, preserving public confidence, judicial elections, judicial selection, judicial independence, judicial confirmation, the internet and the distance between judges and journalists. KF5130 .B39 2007
Parachini, Allan.
"Managing the Media."
California Courts Review: 18 (Summer 2006).
The author, public information officer for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, provides tips for dealing with the media in high-profile cases.
Ivy, Carol.
"When a Reporter Calls, Don`t Hang Up."
California Courts Review: 23 (Summer 2006).
Discusses the importance of communicating with the media, and highlights meetings with local media representatives hosted by the Superior Court of Monterey County.
Rottman, David, et al.
"Table 37. Making the Trial Record."
Bureau of Justice Statistics. State Court Organization (2006).
State by state court rules governing media coverage of trial and appellate courts.
Hayslett, Jerrianne.
Confidentiality in the Courts and Media: The Gathering Storm.
National Conference on Courts and Media, Washington, D.C. (December 2005).
This report focuses on confidentiality and media access to the courts, including materials on the reporter's privilege, reporters as witnesses, restrictions on juror information, access to court information, gag orders, and access to terrorism proceedings. A DVD accompanying the report includes clips from the conference. (KF9223.5 A17 N38 2005)
Hayslett, Jerrianne.
From O.J. to Martha to Michael: What Have We Learned About the Conduct and Coverage of Trials?.
National Conference on Courts and Media, Reno, Nevada (October 2005).
This report includes materials from the conference on topics such as the top ten significant issues for judges, journalists and lawyers, high profile cases, pretrial publicity, communication with the media, security issues, and the role and impact of media coverage. Video clips from the conference are included on a DVD. (KF9223.5 A17 N381 2005)
Gray, Cynthia.
When Judges Speak Up: Ethics, the Public, and the Media.
Chicago: American Judicature Society (1998).
(KF8779 .Z9 G736)
Media Guide Project.
National Association for Court Management (1994).
A quick media reference guide for court managers and other court personnel. The publication explains how the media does itscjob and how to develop successful media relationships.
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First Amendment Center.
The First Amendment Center works to preserve and protect First Amendment freedoms through information and education. The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including the freedoms of speech, press and religion and the rights to assemble and to petition the government. The center is an operating program of the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people.
The Reporter`s Privilege.
Arlington, VA: Reporter`s Committee for Freedom of the Press (2002).
A compendium of reporter’s privilege and shield laws nationwide in states and the federal circuits. Designed as a resource to help reporters quash subpoenas for their work product and testimony.
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California Rule 980.
Judicial Council of California.
The Judicial Council of California's Online Press Center includes Includes text, forms, and answers to frequently asked questions about the rule on cameras in the court.
Cameras in the Court: A State-by-State Guide.
Radio Television News Directors Association .
This comprehensive resource lists the rules regarding media access to the courts, by state.
Report of the Committee to Study Extended Media Coverage of Criminal Trial Proceedings in Maryland.
Committee to Study Extended Media Coverage, a Subcommittee of the Legislative Committee of the Maryland Judicial Conference (February 2008).
This report examines extended media coverage in the courts within Maryland, other states and the Federal courts. Also examined is the constitutional authority for extending media coverage, as well as beneficial impact versus any negative impact on jurors, witnesses, attorneys, judges and the courts of extending media coverage to criminal trial courts.
Bruggink, Heidi
Hidden Camera.
Judicial Reports (August 2007).
Discusses the state of camera in the court rules in New York before, during, and after the experimental rule. New interpretations of the law followed the televised arraignment of a defendant accused of slaying a police officer. The author explores ambiguities of the New York rules.
Rottman, David B. et al.
"Table 34: Cameras and Audio Coverage in the Courtroom."
State Court Organization (SCO), 2004, U.S.Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (August 2006) (August 2006).
Table 34 indicates authorities for consent or objection regarding cameras and audio coverage in the courtroom.
Cameras in the Courtroom: Report on Rule 980.
San Francisco: Judicial Council, Administrative Office of the Courts Research and Planning Unit (May 2000).
This report summarizes the data received from the trial courts and provides an update on the implementation of the amended rule 980.
Hayslett, Jerrianne
"What a Difference a Lens Makes."
Court Manager 12, no. 3: 21 (Summer 1997).
Advocates of cameras in the courtroom promote the basic premise that a trial is a public proceeding and that a television camera can be the most effective and unbiased means of putting the public in the courtroom.
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Covering Crime and Justice: A Guide for Journalists.
Criminal Justice Journalists (2003).
This guide, written by and for journalists, includes several chapters on covering the courts.
Alexander, S. L.
Covering the Courts : A Handbook for Journalists.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America (1999).
(KF9223.5 .A935)
A Legal Guide for the News Media.
Albuquerque: State Bar of New Mexico (1996).
(KFN4110 .L44)
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Media Guide.
Nova Scotia Courts.
Media Home Page.
Courts of Southern Australia.
Open Courts, Electronic Access to Court Records, and Privacy.
Canada Judicial Council.
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