Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in the Courtroom

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Section F

Bibliography

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON RULE 980

Administrative Office of the Courts, Cameras in California Courtrooms (1995).

This document, prepared by the AOC's Public Information Office, answers commonly asked questions about rule 980. Contact: Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Public Information Office, 303 Second Street, South Tower, San Francisco, CA 94107; phone: 415-396-9123; fax: 415-396-9388.

Judicial Council of California, Cameras in Court: Report to the Governor and the Legislature (1985).

A good, short summary of rule 980's development and history.

KFMB-TV Channel 8 et al. v. Municipal Court for the San Diego Judicial District of San Diego County (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d 1362.

The opinion offers a review of California case law on the issue of cameras in the courtroom.

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW OTHER STATES HANDLE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE COURTS

Crasson, Report of the Chief Administrator to the New York State Legislature, the Governor, and the Chief Judge on the Effect of Audio-Visual Coverage on the Conduct of Judicial Proceedings (March 1991).

The chief administrator of New York courts explains conclusions drawn from that state's 40-month experiment with camera coverage of court proceedings.

Radio-Television News Directors Association, News Media Coverage of Judicial Proceedings with Cameras and Microphones: A Survey of the States (January 1995).

Provides a synopsis of each state's cameras-in-the-courtroom policy. Also ranks state policies according to the amount of courtroom coverage allowed.

Report of the Committee on Audio-Visual Coverage of Court Proceedings (May 1994).

The New York committee monitored, evaluated, and analyzed its state's cameras-in-the-courtroom program. This report was composed in preparation of the enactment of a New York statute governing the use of cameras in the courtroom.

Strickland & Moore, Cameras in State Courts: A Historical Perspective, Judicature 78, no. 128 (1994).

A survey of past policies from various states regarding cameras in the courtroom.

FOR INFORMATION ON INTERACTING WITH THE MEDIA AND PLANNING FOR MEDIA COVERAGE

Los Angeles Superior Court, Public Information Office, Media Relations Plan for High Profile Cases (June 1996).

A model strategy plan for dealing with high-profile cases. To obtain a copy, contact: Jerrianne Hayslett, Public Information Officer, Los Angeles Superior Court, 111 N. Hill Street, Room 107A, Los Angeles, CA 90012; phone: 213-974-5227; fax: 213-621-7642.

Murphy et al., A Manual for Managing Notorious Cases (National Center for State Courts 1992).

This widely used book suggests strategies to establish rapport with the media, plan for media coverage of a notorious trial, shield the jury from the media, and accommodate the special needs of television cameras in the courtroom.

Pickerell, The Courts and the News Media, 6th ed. (California Judges Association 1974).

This publication is an excellent resource for both court personnel and the media. It covers the following topics: California courts, federal courts, pretrial civil procedure, pretrial criminal procedure, trial procedure, legal research, access to the courts, access to juvenile court, cameras in the courtroom, access to meetings and records, invasion of privacy, subpoenas to journalists, and defamation. A copy of this resource may be obtained by contacting the California Judges Association, 301 Howard Street, Suite 1040, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: 415-495-1999; fax: 415-974-1209.

Rozier E. Sanchez Judicial Education Center of New Mexico, Conference Materials, Media-Court-Bar Relations Seminar, Santa Fe, May 18, 1996.

Materials produced for the court-media-bar strategy seminar were designed to provoke discussion on issues concerning the access of the media to the proceedings and files of the courts, and the legal and best strategies for the bar and the courts to deal with trial publicity. The conference was conducted pursuant to State Justice Institute Grant No. SJI-95-12A-D-237. To obtain a copy, you may contact the Rozier E. Sanchez Judicial Education Center of New Mexico; phone: 505-277-5006; fax: 505-277-7064.

State Bar of California, Reporters' Directory: Legal Resources for the Media (1996).

Lists attorneys who represent the current leadership of the bar and its committees, task forces, and sections. The media are encouraged to contact these individuals for background information, answers to legal questions, and additional resources in their areas of legal expertise. To obtain a copy, contact: Anne Charles, Director of Communications, State Bar of California, 555 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone: 415-561-8283; e-mail: calbaranne@aol.com.

Weider, How to Manipulate the Media, California Lawyer (February 1994): 60.

Gives 20 useful tips for dealing with the press. The article draws on commentary from legal writers, reporters, and media consultants.

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION OR STUDIES ON CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM

14 A.L.R.4th Dig., Media Coverage of Court Proceedings, sections 1­10(b).

Hodgkins, Throwing Open a Window on the Nation's Courts by Lifting the Ban on Federal Courtroom Television, 4-SPG Kan.J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 89 (1995).

Details the history of cameras in the courtroom from both federal and state perspectives. Discusses constitutional issues, the sixth amendment and due process, policy considerations, and the power of television.

National Center for State Courts, TV in the Courts, Evaluation of Experiments (Feb. 3, 1988).

A survey of various studies that measured the effects of camera presence on courtroom proceedings.

Prentice, Broadcast Cameras in the Courtroom: Window or Peephole? The Court Management & Administration Report (September 1992), pp. 1­15.

Surveys the history of media coverage of court activity and the development of court rules governing media access. Reviews traditional arguments for and against televising of trials.

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