Ourtroom Journalism and Fair Trial Rights: Ethiopian Law and Practic
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2020-09
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Courtroom journalism is an important task for the news media for several reasons. Trial
publicity of criminal cases fulfills part of the watchdog function of the media. The role of the
media is regarded as a handmaiden of effective justice administration. Despite the importance,
journalism in court reporting is often accused of interfering in the fair trial rights and
administration of the criminal justice system.
The aim of this paper is to asses and analyzes the impact of courtroom journalism on the fair
trial rights of the accused. The protection the law affords to protect the fair trial rights of the
accused from adverse trial publicities. The effective protection of all human rights very much
depends on the independent and impartial Judiciary capable of ensuring fair trial proceedings
thus the paper also tries to assess courtroom journalism in the federal high court Lideta branch
criminal bench.