MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
Designed as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of journalism, mass communication, visual communi-cation, electronic media and other related media courses, this compact text provides a detailed description of the rules, acts and ethics concerning print, electronic, film and advertising media as prevalent in India.
The book begins with the history of media law in India and discusses the specific provisions in the Constitution of India which are essential for a journalist to know. It then goes on to define the concepts of freedom of media, defamation and Intellectual Property Rights. Besides, the text discusses in detail the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code relevant to the media. In addition to covering different types of cyber crimes such as hacking, cracking and e-mail bombing, it includes regulations related to film media and advertising. Finally, the book throws light on media law concerning women and children. The book also includes several important cases to enable students to relate various acts and regulations to real-life situations.
Besides students, journalists and other media professionals who cover courts and law-related beats would also find this book immensely valuable.
Contents
Preface
1. HISTORY OF MEDIA LAW IN INDIA
2. INDIAN CONSTITUTION (SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATED TO MEDIA)
3. FREEDOM OF MEDIA
4. DEFAMATION
5. PROVISIONS OF INDIAN PENAL CODE AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
6. OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS 1923
7. THE CONTEMPTS OF COURTS ACT 1971
8. PRINT MEDIA: ACTS
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
10. ADVERTISING
11. CYBER CRIMES
12. MEDIA LAW AND WOMAN
13. MEDIA LAW AND CHILDREN
14. BROADCASTING
15. FILM MEDIA
16. MEDIA ETHICS
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Reference
Index
About the Author
M. NEELAMALAR, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Sciences, Anna University, Chennai. Having a total teaching experience of 16 years and two years’ experience in the media industry, she has published research articles in various national/international journals. Dr. Neelamalar has presented papers in conferences at national as well as international levels, and for this purpose, she has visited countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada and Mauritius. The areas of her interest include War and Media, Women and Media, Social Media, and Children and Media. Besides being the author of four books on media including Media Law and Ethics (published by PHI Learning), she has also published a fiction book.
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