‘Media’ the popular term inter-alia used as
‘Press’ denotes the print & electronic information carriers –the News
Papers & Magazines, Radio, Television and currently includes Internet – as
new Media. Hailed as the ‘Fourth Estate’, media is the watchdog of the public
affairs, informing the society and vice versa acts as the forum to advocate the
views of the society at large to those at the helm of public affairs.
Media today, has grown into a complex information vehicle adding information
relating to business, entertainment, education and sports. Apart from the
complexity of the content, the technology side of the Media has taken
phenomenal strides with the advent of Internet to enter a phenomenon termed as
‘Convergence’.
In Indian context the print media and its interface with Law have a long
tradition, where as broadcasting sectors of Radio and Television and emerging
new Media of Internet is still an evolving one. The Media practitioners,
Lawyers, Educationists relating to Mass Communications need to understand the
Legal Framework that is operational and the emerging debate of restructuring
such legal framework. This Course will help them to equip with the current
legal regime on Media and the emerging one, which is going to play a crucial
role.
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Module I - Media & Public Policy
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I. Disseminating the facets of Media
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·Understanding the
concept of Media
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History of Media
· Theories of Media
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· Evolution of Media
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II. History of Media Legislation
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· Media Legislation -
British experience
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Media Legislation in U.S. |
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· Media Legislation in
Indian Context
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III. Media in the Constitutional Framework
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· Freedom of
Expression in Indian Constitution
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· Interpretation of
Media freedom
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· Issues of Privacy
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· Right to
Information
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· Case studies on
Media and Free expression
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Module II - Media - Regulatory Framework
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I. Legal Dimensions of Media
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· Media &
Criminal Law (Defamation / Obscenity/Sedition)
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· Media & Tort
Law (Defamation & Negligence)
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· Media &
Legislature – Privileges of the Legislature
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· Media &
Judiciary – Contempt of Court
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· Media &
Executive – Official Secrets Act
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· Media &
Journalists – Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) Act & Press
Council Act
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II. Self Regulation & Other Issues
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· Media and Ethics
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· Self-Regulation Vs
Legal regulation
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· Media & Human
Rights |
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· Issues relating to
entry of Foreign Print Media
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Module III - Convergence & New Media
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I. Understanding Broadcast Sector
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· Evolution of
Broadcast Sector
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· Airwaves and
Government control
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· Open Skies policy
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· Licensing issues in
Broadcast Sector
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II. Legislative efforts on Broadcast sector
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· Prashar Bharti Act 1990
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· Broadcasting Bill
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· Cinematography Act
1952
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· Cable T.V.Networks
(regulation) Act of 1995
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III. Opening of Airwaves
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· Public policy
issues on Airwaves
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· Community Radio
Advocacy
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· Telegraph Act and
Broadcast interface
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IV. The New Media of Internet
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· Evolution of
Internet as New Media
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· Regulating the
Internet
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· IT Act of 2000 and
media
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· Convergence Bill
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· Regulatory
commissions of new media |
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· Indian Telegraph
Act of 1885
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Module IV - Media – Advertisement & Law
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· Concept of
Advertisement
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· Advertisement &
Ethics |
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· Advertisement Act
of 1954
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· Indecent
Representation (prohibition) Act, 1986
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· The Drugs and Magic
Remedies (objectionable) Advertisements Act of 1954
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· Issues of Consumer
Protection
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· Competition Bill
and impact on Advertisements
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