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A small collection of well-honed tools has been employed for some time by media practitioners and the public to help maintain and improve the credibility of journalism and the mass media. These media accountability tools have included ethics codes, media critics, news councils, ombudsmen, journalism reviews and pubic/civic journalism initiatives. Now, in the 21st Century, the mass media are increasingly being buffeted by a perfect storm of declining subscribers and audience share, dwindling advertising revenue, changing corporate demands, unpredictable audiences and new-media competition. If journalism and the mass media are to stay afloat and be credible, the media accountability toolbox needs to contain suitable tools for the job, which begs the question: Who will Watch the Watchdog in the Twitter Age? This book contains answers to this question from the perspective of 17 media ethics experts from around the globe. Their answers will help shape and define for years to come the tools in the media ethics toolbox. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics.
In addition to making a comprehensive survey of journalism, other mass media, and public relations in India, Mehta discusses such issues as freedom of the press, press laws, and developments in the international regulation of the media. His book is also a bibliography and a sourcebook of information on advertising codes; accreditation rules for media representatives and other information on Indian media and journalism.
In this collection of essays, edited and with an introduction by Romila Thapar, fourteen of India's foremost scholars and specialists in various fields explore the challenges that lie before twenty-first century India in its quest for a democratic and just society. Globalization and the IT revolution provide a new context to the problems faced by contemporary India. But will globalization ensure rapid economic growth and development in the face of low literacy, rising population, and the gradual withdrawal of the State from social commitments? Will imitation westernization, and the consumerism that comes with it, further a just society? What are the strains that democracy will be subjected t...
Media relations may be defined as a process of public relations to accomplish maximum media coverage of organisational activities as a measure to create knowledge among the stakeholders and gain their understanding and acceptance. Good media relations are created and maintained only by providing newsworthy and trustworthy information of public interest in an atmosphere of mutual respect and candour between an organisation and the media. The systematically organised book, written in 'teach yourself' style with clear illustrations, gives a thorough understanding of the various aspects of media relations. The main distinguishing feature of the book is the inclusion of numerous case studies to h...
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Jurisprudene The word jurisprudence derives from the Latin term juris prudentia, which means “the study, knowledge, or science of law.” It is a branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that helps courts to make decisions. Thus jurisprudence answers what is law and how to make judicial decisions. It seeks to analyze, explain, classify, and criticize entire bodies of law. It interprets the laws in the light of the emerging trends in the other branches of studies like, literature, economics, religion, and the social sciences. It reveals the historical, moral, and cultural basis of a particular legal concept. It also deals with the rigidity and flexibility of law.
From the late 1970s a revolution in Indian-language newspapers, driven by a marriage of capitalism and technology, has carried the experience of print to millions of new readers in small-town and rural India.
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 Crimin...
In Indian context.