Casey Anthony: Should bloggers be allowed in the courtroom? - CFNews13

by mom_in_il Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:26 pm

Casey Anthony: Should bloggers be allowed in the courtroom?
By Jacqueline Fell, Reporter
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:58 AM

Excerpt:

ORLANDO -- Bloggers on the Internet have made the case against Casey Anthony into something we've never seen before.

It's brought the young mother, accused of killing her daughter, international exposure, and their presence in this case has the court scratching its head.

Google Anthony and more than 21 million web hits will show up.

That's more than Snooki from "Jersey Shore," and Julia Roberts, though not quite as much as Donald Trump.

Bloggers who have helped spike that number are trying to get credentialed as journalists for her trial. They want representation, and an assigned seat in the courtroom.

A courts spokesperson tells News 13 there was a lot of discussion about how to handle those who write just for the internet compared to those being paid and working for a news organization, including questions on what makes someone reputable, and respectable.

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