The Guardian is reporting this morning that Lord Goldsmith is looking into an overall of the contempt laws regarding the media.
It comes no doubt as a response to the advance coverage of suspects.Interntaional studies have shown that publicity has little effect on juries .
According to the report:
"In a speech to the Reform Club Media Group last night,
he said he wanted to explore jurors' attitude to media reporting. It is
generally assumed that the risk of prejudice is greater the nearer the reporting
is to the trial, and fades over time. But Lord Goldsmith said the concept of the
"fade factor" had never been properly tested. The research will also analyse the
"comparative impact of different forms of reporting - national and local,
broadcast and print, internet reports, and so on; and how far jurors can put out
of their mind reports which they have seen or heard",
Perhaps in this age of 24 constant media coverage it is time to re examine these issues
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