Chapter 12 Self-test questions

. It is acceptable for journalists covering cases to take photos inside a court room for their own records as long as they don't publish it.

False

True

. It is illegal to take a photo of anyone involved in proceedings entering or leaving a court building or its precincts. What does the term precincts refer to?

The entrance way and main door of the court building, and any other doors

The main door of the court building, but not the side or back door

The entrance to the court and the pavement immediately outside

It depends on each individual court

. Authorised members of the press are automatically allowed to use tape recorders to record what is said in court in order to report on it.

False

True

. When is a broadcast journalist allowed to record footage of a remote court hearing?

In order to check their note taking has been correct

To take screenshots of the virtual hearing to use in their coverage

To set up family members of those in court to watch the footage and gain their reactions

Never

. Does a reporter covering a criminal case need to ask permission to use their mobile phone in court to tweet coverage of the case on Twitter?

No

Yes

Yes, but only if it is a trial

No, unless it is a Crown court trial

. When a Crown court trial is over, a journalist can interview jurors to ask what they discussed to reach their verdict.

False

True

. What statutory power do courts normally use to ban the media from identifying in their reports an adult who is the alleged victim in a blackmail case?

Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925

Section 12 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960

Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981

Section 4 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981

. Courts have the power to exclude the media completely and ban publication of any cases involving national security.

False

True

. If a court, to give anonymity to an adult witness who is afraid of being known as a witness, makes an order under section 46 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, for how long does it prevent the media identifying that person as the witness unless he/she, or a court, acts to lift the anonymity?

For the lifetime of the witness

For the duration of the trial proceedings, including any sentencing

Until the verdict(s) in that trial

Until the period for any appeal from the trial expires

. An order under section 46 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 can ban the publication of any information which would lead to the identification of a defendant in certain circumstances.

False

True

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