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UK journalists no longer need permission to tweet in court

LINK: www.judiciary.gov.uk ➚ | Posted by: Joshua Benton | December 14, 2011

New rules from the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Igor Judge, say that journalists no longer need to apply for the right to engage in “live, text-based communications” (Twitter, liveblogging) from court. Members of the public still do.

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