‘Media clampdown’ at Belfast courts – no parking, no data, no tweeting
Traditionally, broadcast crews covering cases in Belfast courts park their vehicles on the other side of the road underneath the banners advertising the next big event in the Waterfront Hall. Unlike the nearby car parks, their chosen parking spot is free and has line of sight across to the court railings, allowing journalists to ‘go live’ on the lunchtime news with wireless cameras and mics. Any other car or van parked around Lanyon Place would be quickly targeted by the …