The state’s largest legacy-media organization is scolding its own reporters for allegedly ignoring judicial protocol governing trial coverage.
In a general email to all its members, the association claimed some of them are taking excessive liberty with court rules designed to limit recording and videography.
“We’ve been made aware of several violations, including recording an alleged victim offering testimony and photographs of a victim’s family in a courthouse, which are not allowed,” the association said.
“Anyone who covers courts is obliged to follow the rules when seeking the court’s permission for access or risk being removed from the courtroom,” it added.
The obvious question is why a press-rights group is reprimanding its members for aggressive coverage when it should be lobbying for less, not more, government oversight.
Maine Press Association Reprimands Its Own Members For Violating Court Media Rules
By Ted Cohen
