Media Laws & Ethics

Paper Code: 
JMC 603
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to understand various media laws and ethics prevailing in India.

15.00
Unit I: 

History of press laws in India, Freedom of speech and expression and limits, Broadcasting Bill.

10.00
Unit II: 

Parliamentary Privileges                                                                                    Law on Morality, Obscenity and Censorship.

10.00
Unit III: 

Contempt of court, Defamation, Right to Privacy

Right to Information, Cinematograph Act

 

10.00
Unit IV: 

Press Council Guidelines and New Developments

First & Second Press Commission.

15.00
Unit V: 

Defining Ethics, Truth, Fairness & Objectivity; Sources of Information Media Activism; Sting Journalism

References: 
  1. Facets of media Law; Divan, Madhavi Goradia
  2. Media Ethics; Cristians, G. Clifford
  3. Media ethics; Shrivastava
  4. Media Ethics and Laws; Hakemulder, R. Jan
  5. Media and Society; Ravindran, R.K
  6. Press Laws & Ethics, Bhanawat Sanjeev

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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