‘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 (to
be enacted)
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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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