UK blogger kicked out of court; NUJ fights back

by Matt on Feb 27, 2010 in Legal Issues

This is a slap in the face to citizen journalists and local bloggers everywhere: In the UK, a local news blogger was kicked out of coroner’s court this past week, with the coroner saying the blogger wasn’t allowed to attend either as a journalist or as a regular citizen. Meanwhile, the local newspaper reporter was allowed to stay inside.

The blogger, Simon Perry of the Ventnor Blog, has been blogging for four years and is a 9-year member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). Now, the NUJ is speaking up on Perry’s behalf. You can get the whole story from these two posts on Journalism.co.uk:

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February 27, 2010 | Filed Under Legal Issues 

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3 Responses to “UK blogger kicked out of court; NUJ fights back”

  1. Do Bloggers Deserve Press Credentials? : HyperlocalBlogger on March 8th, 2010 11:03 pm

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