Thread:Comments:Scottish Justice Secretary 'acutely aware of unusual publicity' in Kular case/UK & Commonwealth tradition v. US laws

While journalists in the UK are subject to contempt laws as detailed in this article, we in the US are not. It is common here in the United States to see photos of people who have just been arrested and had charges filed against them. In rare cases, the trials of charged parties are moved to other venues where a jury can hear the case without prejudice caused by a media sensation. When judges seal information, then it is out of bounds for a US journalists to publish that from the court as a source. I'm always a bit shocked at the lack of protections journalists have in the UK or the Commonwealth traditions. But my question is this: 1) Wikinews servers are based in the US, true or false? If they are, couldn't we publish that information from here on your behalf? We have libel tourism laws in the United States that prevent people using the UK easier laws to go after US journalists. My question doesn't just apply to the UK. 2) Shouldn't Wikinews publish information that is banned in other countries by the government or other forces. I'm thinking here about how difficult it is for Mexican journalists to publish information about the drug cartels. Shouldn't Wikinews publish that kind of news for the Mexican people? The global nature of Wikinews gives it a kind of power here that other national identified media do not have. 3) But is it using this power effectively? (So pardon, but I have three questions above.) Very informative piece!