The Drum's phone-hacking trial blogger James Doleman named in top 50 reporters on social media
The Drum's man at the Old Bailey James Doleman has been named as one of the top 50 reporters on social media by journalism trade title Press Gazette.
Doleman, who continues to provide The Drum with exhaustive coverage of the Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson phone-hacking trial, was recognised as one of "50 reporters who use social media well and are well worth following".
Barring a brief absence owing to illness last week, Doleman has been reporting from what has been described as the 'trial of the century' every day since it got underway on 28 October last year.
He returns to court today to resume his twice daily detailed reports for The Drum and live tweets from the courtroom from his @jamesdoleman account.
One of Doleman's peers on the press benches, the dramatist turned court chronicler Peter Jukes (@peterjukes), was named by Press Gazette as the overall best reporter to follow on social media.
Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford said: “Our list wasn’t based on the number of followers journalists had, but on who – in the opinion of the judges and our readers – was the best reporter on Twitter and social media.
“So we were looking for journalists who embrace social media technology to use it as a medium in its own right to communicate the news."
For the most comprehensive coverage of the phone-hacking trial, read our daily accounts at thedrum.com/phonehackingtrial.