Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Supreme Court Rejects Cams & Mics
The Illinois Supreme Court today rejected without comment a petition by the Illinois News Broadcasters Association (of which I am president) and several partners...asking for cameras and microphones in the Illinois trial courts.
This is a crushing below to public access and good journalism in our state.
The Supreme Court didn't just deny the petition. They actually underlined the word "DENIED" for good measure. Ouch.
I'll have more later...but, this is very disappointing news for the journalists of Illinois.
This is a crushing below to public access and good journalism in our state.
The Supreme Court didn't just deny the petition. They actually underlined the word "DENIED" for good measure. Ouch.
I'll have more later...but, this is very disappointing news for the journalists of Illinois.
