Canada and the United Kingdom don’t have as much press freedom as we do. In Canada, for example, judges can order the press not to cover a trial if they deem pretrial publicity could prevent a defendant’s fair trial. In this country, judges instead must resort to measures short of that such as secluding the jury from the news, not depriving the entire public of it. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, unlike in the United States, the government may:
1. Order the media not to publish something someone alleges, even without proof, is libelous.
2. Forbid publication of any information about a case being litigated, even information that has been brought up in open court.
3. Prohibit publication of anything the government says involves national security, even though it’s often merely something embarrassing to the government.
