tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post7357358732845830248..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Media outlets challenge federal judge's gag order in coal executive's criminal caseMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-85598237572564736332014-12-02T15:35:14.442-05:002014-12-02T15:35:14.442-05:00A gag absolutely should be a last resort instead o...A gag absolutely should be a last resort instead of a first resort. The judge controls the courtroom and all of the actors in it, but not the media. With 29 people dead,and charges of willful negligence of mine safety regulations, this trial is of great public interest well beyond West Virginia. NPR's recent series on flagrant violations in Kentucky mines certainly brings it close to my home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com