Newspapers found in contempt

Title

Newspapers found in contempt

Genre

News report

TX Date

11 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:43

Description

Report on the court judgment finding the Daily Star and Sunday Times newspapers guilty of inaccurate pre-trial reporting which risked prejudicing the case of Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan, in the first prosecution under the new Contempt of Court Act. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Legislation; Newspapers; Press; Sunday Times; Legal decisions; Trials; Buckingham Palace; Palaces; Daily Star; Michael Fagan; Trespass

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