The Relationship Between Criminal Trial And Media Supervision

Criminal trial is an important part of criminal procedure,whether criminal trial is fair or not is an important symbol of the healthy operation of a countryundefineds criminal rule of law.As the carrier of information transmission,the media transmit the information to the public in rich form.Especially in the information age,the forms of media are becoming more and more diversified.Besides transmitting information,the media also shoulder the function of social supervision.As far as our country is concerned,the influence of traditional media on criminal justice is very little.However,since entering the information age,new forms of media have been emerging,and the reform of the judicial field has been advancing with the aim of judicial justice.In this sense,the strengthening of judicial supervision is urgent and important.The report of the 15 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)proposed that the judicial reform should be promoted and the independence of the exercise of judicial power should be guaranteed in the form of a system.The media has become an important force in the supervision of the judicial field,and the criminal trial,as an important link in the judicial field,is becoming the focus of media reports as the process of rule of law deepens day by day.The width and depth of the mediaundefineds involvement in criminal trials are constantly expanding.Therefore,pointing out the judicial malpractice provides enough realistic information and theoretical support for the authorities to pay attention to the judicial practice,enlightens the peopleundefineds consciousness of the rule of law to a certain extent,and promotes the whole process of judicial system construction.According to the judicial practice of our country,with the deepening of the judicial reform,the criminal trial activities in our country gradually become open and transparent,and the attention of the media to the criminal cases is also increasing.The media has realized the right of supervision of public opinion through the reporting of criminal trial activities,and the involvement of the media in the judiciary is not beneficial and harmless.In some judicial cases,improper media reports and comments make the judiciary in a passive position,impairing the independence of the trial and the authority of the judiciary.Media play an important role in modern society and participate in more and more fields.It plays a pivotal role in the guarantee of basic human rights and the realization of peopleundefineds democracy.Therefore,it is necessary to probe into the relationship between the media supervision and the criminal trial,dig out the root of the contradiction behind the media supervision criminal trial,and promote the benign development of the relation-ship between the media supervision and the criminal trial.