Media and Law

Unit I — Introduction to the Media Law and Legislative History

Understanding the concept of Media and its form- Different theories · Legislative History of Media · Media and Gender · Concentrated Media Ownership

Unit II — Media and the Constitution of India

Comparative Constitutional Media Freedoms in Global Context · Freedom of Speech and Expression and Statutory Laws Relating to Censorship · Right to Privacy and Right to Information, Trial by Media, Contempt of Court and · Media, Parliamentary Privileges · Media and Environmental Issues

• Article 19 — Six Fundamental Freedoms and Reasonable Restrictions
• Right to Information Act, 2005
• The Contempt Law and Practice — Articles 129 and 215 of the Constitution of India, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Unit III — Media Ethics and Emerging Issues

Media Ethics and Regulation — Era of Yellow Journalism, Magazines, Paid news, · Fake news · Social Media and control of the internet · Regulation of OTT Platforms · Media and Advertising · Y The advertising industry dx · Y Why does advertising take place? · Y Informative versus persuasive advertising. · Y The rise of Internet advertising.

• Introduction to Social Media
• Social media and freedom of speech and expression