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Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

violetpetran — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:07:18 -0000

I think that tweeting through a trial is rude and ridiculous. Tweets are only 140 words and I think is someone feels so strongly about a given case, they would want to express their feelings more eloquently and in more words than that! I also think it is rude to be typing on your phone in court. Call me traditional but I think courts deserve more respect than this!

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Curious — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:15:39 -0000

How did your decision to tweet the court case come about Renai? Quite innovative.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

AspNet — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:00:14 -0000

Apple has recently added a couple of iTunes-related Twitter (Twitter) feeds, bringing the total number of their accounts to five.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

bobbiceuatforlife — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:27:45 -0000

Seems alright as long as the judge can stay off of it himself.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Ike Pigott — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:52:09 -0000

There are at least six journalists tweeting live from a federal courtroom, in the corruption trial of Birmingham's mayor - and the judge included it in jury instructions:

http://twitter.com/CBS42/st...
http://twitter.com/JohnArch...

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

xxteemo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:37:15 -0000

Wow that is some pretty cool stuff!

RT
www.anonymous.ua.tc

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Ken — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:05:43 -0000

When the Mayor of Ottawa went of Trial, the judge allowed twitter in the courtroom:
@obrientrial. It provided a well updated stream of information to the public, without having cameras.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

nathanmirolo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:55:28 -0000

Interesting that we are experimenting using Twitter in more fashions than just keeping our friends up to date with our lives. But now Twitter is being used as a way to keep reporters up to date with the happenings behind the closed doors of a courtroom? I guess Twitter is as versatile as a swiss army knife.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Autumn St John — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:55:18 -0000

I don't see the problem with tweeting in courtrooms as long as it's on cases that are going to be reported by the traditional media anyway.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Michelle Dale — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:20:53 -0000

Wow is this serious - whatever next!

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

ddr2 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:38:50 -0000

If judges want to control their court rooms they will need to be on top of things. I think to a certain extent that is already happening at least in the bankruptcy courts. Since they have been pioneers with use of e-filing, e-signing of orders, and other technology, many of them are very computer literate.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Name — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:25 -0000

want to read tweets, alternatively disturbing and scintillating, from a journalist covering a murder trial? follow @jamiescoop or search #cntrial.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Jim Moss — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:38:51 -0000

Some judges allow you to tweet in the US. Most don't even allow cell phones in the courtroom. One judge I'm in front of regularly takes any cell phone that rings. Not just for the hearing, forever.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Name — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:56:12 -0000

This would be an exceptional way to take minutes and record it. Please do not give me any ideas. Thats all I need is to be thrown out of the court room for tweeting. Now if I take the 1st amendment than Reporters and Media can attend. I will charge at the door for admit tance. Thanks,

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

genevadirt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:54:55 -0000

If it is a public courtroom, anybody can be there....so why should Twitter be kept out? If it is closed then the judge will not allow.....I do not see the problem.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Derek Jensen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:26:19 -0000

I feel that the use of twitter in courts should not be used, because no one really needs to know what all goes in the court room, but I could see the judge, lawyer, or recorder making a summary tweet after court.

I do think though that Twitter could really be used for community involvement in cities, but not in courts.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Review Unit — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:21:30 -0000

My goodness.....the whole is kind of addicted to TWITTER....now its not people...its tweeple....its not messages...its tweets....social networking is going big each day..

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Sherri — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:24:46 -0000

No! The public does not need to know what is going. Some things should be kept out of the public view. Would you want your Dirt to be known? Think about.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Jerry Zambrano — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:24:30 -0000

Thanks for this. very nice to know, should be very informative to watch on a play by play basis.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Renai LeMay — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:19:56 -0000

Thanks for the interest Mashable! :)

The journalist tweeting for ZDNet Australia was Liam Tung (@liamt) and I'm the news editor for the site, I'm at @renailemay. You can follow the trial tweeting on #iitrial.

Cheers,

Renai LeMay
News Editor
ZDNet.com.au
renai.lemay@zdnet.com.au

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Jerry Zambrano — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:17:24 -0000

A very interesting practice, especially the precedence it may establish globally. I agree on the "right to be fully informed of proceedings", I just hope that twitterers (tweeters) won't abuse this in "closed" proceedings, thus establishing yet another precedence for judges to take a more active banning of tweets from the court room.

Re: Who Needs Cameras? Judges Allow Twitter in the Courtroom

Diane Schreifels — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:14:32 -0000

Twitter is twitter and that is it. I am really on the fence on this one. Could depribe some authinticity in tweep blogs.