But in an open court, anybody should be able to take notes. It is not a privilege given only to reporters and, in this case, reporters from media outlets deemed worthy because of credentials. Moreover, part of the reason a group such as Baltimore Bloc is in court and taking notes and tweeting about the trial during recesses is because of their distrust of media outlets such as the Baltimore City Paper and the Baltimore Sun and others, whose coverage of the Keith Davis Jr. saga they have criticized. And so, preventing Bloc from taking notes by limiting who can take notes also limits how this case is covered and tilts coverage towards "mainstream media."