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Media Ethics and the Law
This course will enable the students to -
- Analyse the various laws related to media prevailing in India.
- Evaluate the media ethics and pressure on media.
- Interpret the role of media in society and their accountability.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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CJMC 404 |
Media Ethics and the Law |
CO96: Students should develop understanding of our Indian Constitution. CO97: Students get awareness to legal aspects of the media and its values. CO98: Learners have an overview of recent changes and future challenges of media regulation. CO99: Students have understanding of media ethics. CO100: Learners know how media laws and ethics empower media practitioners to perform their duties with commitment. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Demonstration, Team teaching
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
- Introduction of the Constitution
- Salient features of Constitution, Rights and Duties of Citizens
- Directive principles of State Policy
- Freedom of speech and expression and limitations
- Press Council of India, First and Second Press Commissions
- Right to Information
- NBA guidelines
- Parliamentary Privileges
- Defamation- Libel and slander
- Right to Privacy
- IT Act 2000
- Contempt of Court
- Indecent representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
- The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Work Place Act 2010
- Press and Books Registration Act
- Censorship
- New guidelines for Digital Media
- Copyright Act
- Working Journalist Act
- Parliamentary Privileges
- Indian Penal Code and CrPC- main provisions
- Prasar Bharati Act
- Media and Economic Pressures
- Hate Speech
- Code of Ethics
- Media Response to Contemporary Challenges
- Democracy and Media
Suggested Text Books
- Handbook of Journalism and Mass Communication (2001). VirBala Aggarwal, Concept Publications, New Delhi.
- Media Law and Ethics (2010). Neelamalar, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi.
- Media Ethics (2009). Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
Suggested Reference Books
- Media Law and Ethics (2015). Ruchika Gupta. Rajat Publications, New Delhi.
- Media Laws and Indian Constitution (2005). S Kundra, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
- Media Law and Ethics (2009). M Neelamalar. PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi.
- Media Content Freedom and Democracy (2014). Ambrish Saxena, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi
E Resources
- https://media.careers360.com/download/ebooks/careers360-quick-guide-mass-communication
- https://media.careers360.com/download/ebooks
- https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/
- https://mediahistoryproject.org/
- https://lantern.mediahist.org/
- https://criticalcommons.org/
- https://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/564
- https://grrajeshkumar.com/unit-1-class-notes-of-ma-journalism-mass-communication/#content
- https://www.studocu.com/en-gb/document/london-south-bank-university/media-law-and-ethics/law-revision-lecture-notes-for-the-media-law-and-ethics-exam-notes-include-every-topic-that/7735825
- https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/MEDIA_LAW_AND_ETHICS/z_Mz9u0BFtEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=media+laws+and+ethics+study+material&printsec=frontcover
Reference Journals
- Media Watch
- The Indian Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism
- Journal of Media and Communication
- Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies
- International Journal of Communication
- Critical Studies in Media Communication
