Popular Culture Review 31.2 • Spring 2020
Twitter in the Courtroom : Do You Object ?
by Regina Judge
ABSTRACT
Twitter is a powerful communication tool that allows for the instantaneous dissemination of information to millions of people across the globe . Journalists have begun to use it to report on the day-to-day occurrences of trials in courtrooms across America . It provides a faster , more efficient means of transmitting information to the public concerning the judicial system . Some see it , however , as a threat to defendants right to a fair trial . Apprehension stems from the fact that it could be distracting for jurors and other trial participants to view an individual in the courtroom using their cell phone to report on a case . Jurors might be preoccupied with reporters pecking away at their phones or laptop computers rather than with the testimony at hand .
Keywords : Twitter , social media , reporter , microblogging , courtroom , hand-held electronic device
Twitter en la sala del tribunal : ¿ se opone ?
RESUMEN
Twitter es una poderosa herramienta de comunicación que permite la difusión instantánea de información a millones de personas en todo el mundo . Los periodistas han comenzado a usarlo para informar sobre la ocurrencia diaria de juicios en los tribunales de todo Estados Unidos . Proporciona un medio más rápido y eficiente de transmitir información al
1 doi : 10.18278 / pcr . 31.2.2