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Journalists under arrest - journalists and the "secret" courts


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This week: the arrest of journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests in Hertfordshire; we look at Contempt of Court issues following the death of a student in Manchester last month; and we speak to Sir Bob Neill MP from the Justice Select Committee about improving media access to Family Courts and the wider justice system.
The Justice Committee Report is here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmjust/339/summary.html
Read more about Tortoise Media, in-depth coverage of UK and world news, and watch previous ThinkIns here:
https://www.tortoisemedia.com/
Our coverage of Luke O'Connor's murder and more is here:
https://thenorthernquota.org/
Dave mentions two Contempt cases.
GB News and the Colston statue trial, here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/07/gb-news-accused-of-prejudicing-colston-four-trial
And Rod Liddle over the Stephen Lawrence murder trial, here:
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/spectator-to-face-contempt-charge-over-lawrence-trial-article/65553.article
More details here about the Islamophobia Awareness Month events which Ruby discussed:
https://umsu.unioncloud.org/iam
And the Ofcom report Pete refers to is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/guidance/diversity/diversity-equal-opportunities-tv-and-radio
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