TV Court Case

After a decade of campaigning Sky News cameras are finally allowed into the court room. Obviously there are strict rules about who and what can be shown but this is a major break though for the broadcast industry as it finally allows the public to see the cases in action. Only the judge and lawyers are allowed to be shown and only the person speaking can be shown so that the other's reactions can't be seen. Anything that can't legally be shown can be muted immediately or the broadcast can be paused. Critics have claimed that allowing the cameras in to the court will lead the way to American style televised justice but I think it's important for people to see what happens in court and that it will help massively with news stories, such as the Amanda Knox trials, which really only confused the public as we couldn't understand the allegations or defence without going into the courts. Viscount Hewart said that justice does not merely need to be done, but seen to be done and I think these new laws will help that to happen.