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DO
dosxuk
House posted:
Markymark posted:
i-lied posted:

There are legal reasons why the media can't report certain information in the UK. It may influence any court case and could jeopardise the case, especially concerning the jury. People have posted about this before but haven't quite realised the consequences it can have.


If you're referring to the tram crash, then if that had happened on a regular day, there'd have been saturation coverage, and speculation all morning, just as past similar accidents have had. I suppose thanks to Trump's (was it such a surprise ?) win we can be thankful they didn't go to that extreme.

Talking of legalities though, I was surprised to see the drivers face not pixelated out on that video that emerged on Saturday ?


Considering he had been suspended at that point, and being able to see his eyes was essential to demonstrating he appeared to be asleep, I suspect the lawyers cleared it as in the public interest. They didn't otherwise identify the driver, and his face had already been published online (and in The Sun itself?).


The BBC initially pixelated the image on the news website, only publishing the uncensored version after he had been suspended.
RK
Rkolsen
i-lied posted:

There are legal reasons why the media can't report certain information in the UK. It may influence any court case and could jeopardise the case, especially concerning the jury. People have posted about this before but haven't quite realised the consequences it can have.


Do you have any links from the BBC or elsewhere providing guidance for these types of situations? If the tram crash occurred on a regular day I don't see why'd they would wait on reporting. From what I've seen here in the US and in certain cases in the U.K. is that there isn't specific information about what happened. You generally know what happened (but not the cause), location and injuries. Very rarely names or faces come out quickly unless they are walking wounded giving interviews. From what I've seen in the past first responders generally cordon off the scene and crews from the ground at a distance usually can't make out faces or injuries.
DE
deejay
Reporting a news event and reporting speculation over what might have caused it is quite different to reporting on a live criminal investigation (I.e. once a person has been charged with an offence). There are very strict reporting restrictions during a court case and they vary depending on what sort of case it is, how old the defendant is, where in the uk it's happening (Scottish law is quite different to English law in court cases).
IS
Inspector Sands
If you weren't allowed to report on anything that might end up as a criminal investigation then news organisations would struggle!

It's only when someone is arrested and charged that the restrictions really kick in, and that doesn't tend to happen that soon afterwards
AS
AlexS
News Channel broke away from the budget coverage in order to cover the verdict in the Jo Cox murder trial.
AS
AlexS
Annita McVeigh continues past 1pm (I think from C) while Sophie Raworth presents the News at 1 on BBC1 (and autumn statement coverage continues on BBC2)
MA
Markymark
AlexS posted:
Annita McVeigh continues past 1pm (I think from C) while Sophie Raworth presents the News at 1 on BBC1 (and autumn statement coverage continues on BBC2)


Hang on, three different news programmes, on three different BBC channels, and no simulcasting, plus an Andy Murray tennis match the other night that remained throughout on BBC 2 ?

I must be dreaming !!
LL
London Lite Founding member
AlexS posted:
News Channel broke away from the budget coverage in order to cover the verdict in the Jo Cox murder trial.


So did Sky News.
DV
dvboy
Looks like the News Channel played out the wrong edit of Newsnight, with Evan Davies pausing halfway through the headline sequence.
RE
Rex
Cock-up at the 11pm bulletin tonight:
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BR
Brekkie
Anyone else see a (old) C4 ident in the making in that first cap?
DV
dvboy
They've now joined Newsnight after the end of a report.

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