We get many requests to The Transparency Project for one of our legal bloggers to attend court hearings and/or to suggest a journalist who can attend and report. We at TP have limited capacity as we’re volunteers and, although we know a few excellent journalists with an interest in family courts, they are always busy.
There are barriers for journalists starting out to find a case to report on, as explained by Gareth Davies in this new post by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) – Courting Coverage: our new initiative to increase family court reporting
TBIJ have come up with an innovative idea for a ‘map’ that can match requests for a journalist with a journalist who might be available to attend. This is all explained by TBIJ – who have a substantial record of effective family court reporting.
The first step is for journalists to contact TBIJ – we hope that the scheme will get off the ground soon and will post updates.
UPDATE HERE
A judge has taken case so only she / hexan hear it. This aeems like favouritism due to comments made & despite overwgelming evidence of abuse
hi Kim, we can’t give legal advice but we can explain that the court aims for ‘judicial continuity’ because cases take longer if new judges have to take over.