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A study of court reporting in the UK has concluded public funding should be considered to safeguard the ability of local newspapers to be the eyes and ears of the public.
After interviewing 22 journalists from across the UK about their court coverage, Richard Jones of the University of Huddersfield warned any reduction on the current provision would have a “huge impact on open justice”.
His paper, published in the academic journal Journalism Practice, concluded that some form of public subsidy for court reporting, whether under an expanded BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporter Service or another scheme, would be “welcome”.
Jones acknowledged that most journalists who regularly cover courts are from the biggest local news groups, which include Reach, Newsquest, Archant and JPI Media.
Competition watchdog to look at subtle ways to rebalance publisher-platform relationship
The UK’s competition watchdog wants to create “greater incentives” for tech giants like Facebook and Google to bargain in good faith with news publishers over payment for content.
Two directors from the Competition and Markets Authority told the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee they favour a code of conduct being put in place in the style of Australia to ensure there are “fair and reasonable terms” between platforms and content providers.
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They also suggested the new Digital Markets Unit, currently being run in a “shadow” non-statutory capacity until legislation is passed, could act as an intermediary to keep an eye on changes to the platforms’ algorithms without forcing them to be published.
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Facebook announced its Oversight Board, which rules over what is allowed or removed from the platform, in October. The news of the so-called Facebook supreme court arrived amid rising concerns about misinformation and manipulation around the US election We expect everyone on Facebook and Instagram to be able to appeal content left up over the coming weeks.
The Oversight Board makes binding rulings on whether posts or ads violate the company s standards.
Since its introduction in October 2020, if content was removed from Facebook or Instagram and a user disagreed with Facebook s re-reviewed decision to keep it down, that content was eligible for final appeal to the board.