law ppt

MEDIA

LAW

&

ETHICS

If it were left on me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” - Thomas Jefferson

ARTICLE 19

Article 19(1)(a) of our constitution states that:“All citizens shall have the right to freedom of speech and expressions”.

Article 19(2) states that:“reasonable restrictions are provided on freedom of expression”

Media’s Role In Democracy

Media plays a crucial role in developing a healthy democracy

Role of media in society can be divided into 3 parts:

informer

watchdog

Public opinion

LAWS RELATED TO

MEDIA

PRINT MEDIA

Gagging act,1867

The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 

Delivery of books and newspapers(public opinion) act,1954

Press Council Act, 1978 

BROADCAST FILM ADVERTISING

The broadcasting code

Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 

Direct-to-Home Broadcasting 

The Cinematograph Act, 1952 

The Copyright Act, 1957 

Bombay Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1953 

Drug and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954 

Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 

“publicity is the oxygen of terrorism”

What terrorist wants from media

What the media want when covering terrorist

incidents

PublicityNeed Details of their activitiesTo spread fear

to be the first with the storyto make the story as timely and dramatic as possibleto protect society's right to knowMedia have a lot of control over the impact of

terrorist activity

MEDIA & TERRORISM

MEDIA DURING 26/11

Do we all need to see this???

THE MEDIA MAGNIFIER

World-Wide Publicity

LimitedPhysical Attack

CENSORSHIP

What is censorship??

How it is occurred??

What are the criteria for suppressing news

What are the criteria for suppressing news??

Protecting the innocentProtecting the youngProtecting the state

CENSORED???

DEFAMATION

LIBELDefamation in written form

SLANDER

Defamation in spoken form

Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code

Exceptions

Punishment as under:Section:500Section:501Section:502

CRIMINAL LAW

CIVIL LAWIt is not so well codified.

PRIVACY"to withhold himself and his property from public scrutiny if he so chooses."

Public disclosure of private and embarrassing factsNewsworthiness defensePrinting the names of minor

False light

IntrusionTrespassSecret surveillanceMisrepresentation

Misappropriation of name or likeness

OBSCENITY LAW IN INDIA

Section 292. of the Indian penal code

What the law in India say?

What is obscenity?

International obligation

Is the restriction reasonable in a democratic country?

TRIAL BY MEDIA

What is trial by media???

“there can be lots of smoke without so much as the smallest flame.” If we believe that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty, then why should those who are innocent suffer the horrendous penalty of public humiliation and vilification as a consequence of widespread media coverage? The public gains nothing from knowing such a person's identity, but accused persons may lose almost everything by having their identity publicly known, despite their complete innocence.

MEDIA ETHICSDefinition of EthicsEthics v/s Law

Code of ethics0jectivityConflict of interestCrass CommercialismSensationalism Privacy Bribes/gifts

CODE OF ETHICS FORMULATED BY PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA(PCI)

Principle & ethics

Accuracy & fairness

Pre-publication verification

Caution against defamatory writings

Letter to the editor

Covering communal disputes/clashes

Caste, religion or community references

Reporting on natural calamities

Paramount national interest

Plagiarism

PRESENTED BY

Nisha Seth-49Nirali Parekh-34Puja Jain-17Jhanvi Parikh-36Darshana Jotwani-18Pallavi bajaj-2