一个正义的社会,司法独立与表达自由都是不可缺少的。一方面,媒体对司法程序的报道满足了公众的知情权,是传递司法信息的一种方法;另一方面某些报道又可能对法官、陪审员和证人及公众造成影响,因而媒体与司法的关系是一种复杂的关系。美国开国元老,独立宣言起草人之一的托马斯·杰斐逊有过一句颇为经典的名言:“如果由我来决 A just society, judicial independence and freedom of expression are indispensable. On the one hand, media coverage of judicial proceedings satisfies the public’s right to information as a means of transmitting judicial information; on the other hand, certain reports may affect judges, jurors and witnesses as well as the general public, and media and the judiciary Relationship is a complex relationship. Thomas Jefferson, the founding elder of the United States and one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, has a quite classic famous saying: ”If it is up to me