There are many books on Media laws and communication ethics, but today journalism and communication studies are being transformed by new media and communication convergence. This book tries to unravel the complication and updates the curriculum on communication regulations. This book is designed keeping in mind the UGC Core Curriculum for the course Media Law and Ethics offered at the masters degree for students of Journalism, Mass Communication, electronic media, Public relations and Advertising Studies. Every journalist and journalism student -from the traditional print media to the modern convergent media -should know the legal and ethical aspects of publishing a story. There are two main aspects of media regulations: 1) media laws about the publications of a story which may relate to libel and defamation; and 2) media laws about permissible comments on legal proceedings which include contempt of court. A journalist must also make ethical choices about each story apart from its possible legal implications. This book examines not only the laws governing the media but also ethical issues in everyday journalism. The chapters in the book have focused on the existing challenges in communication regulations and also throw light on the merging ethical concerns in the global media environment.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kiran Prasad
Kiran Prasad is Associate professor in communication studies, College of Applied Science at salalah, Ministry of Higher Education, Oman and professor in Communication and Journalism at Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, India. She was Commonwealth Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for International Communication Research, University of Leeds, UK and Canadian Studies Research Fellow at the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She is also the youngest ever recipient of the ‘ State Best Teacher Award’ for university teacher from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India. Aprolific writer and well known communication philosopher, She is author/editor of over seventeen books and conceptualized many theories in communication studies. Her recent books include Communcation for Development: Reinventing theory and Action(2009, in Vols.); Information and Communication technology: Recasting Development (2004); Women, Globalization and Mass Media: International Facets of Emancipation (2006); and HIV and AIDS: Vulnerrability of Women in Asia and Africa (2008). She has to her credit over 100 paper in journals of national and international repute and has researched extensively in India and abroad on the interrelations between communication and development studies.
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