“We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media serving a democratic society.” Amy Goodman Introduction: Have you ever thought about, how can Civil Society and Media help build integrity and reduce the danger of corruption within the defense and security sectors? This chapter argues Read more
Introduction: From the very Independence of India, media is one of the important pillars of democracy which had also helped in the course of the quest for independence during the pre-independence period. Media is the instrument that has maintained the essence of democracy and slowly and slightly it has become Read more
Introduction: What is media? Generally, media is a way or platform mainly used to collect, store, and share information with the public. The term media has a wide scope and includes print media, news media, publishing, photography, cinematography, broadcasting, and advertising. The nature of media is dynamic and keeps changing Read more
Introduction: “Privacy isn’t something that everyone is simply entitled to; it’s an absolute birthright of everyone.” Privacy enables us to form boundaries and protect ourselves from unwarranted interference in our lives, allowing us to barter who we are and therefore the way we might wish to interact with the earth around us. Privacy protects us from arbitrary and unjustified Read more
Introduction: ‘Counterfeit news’ has become a worldwide worry since the ascent of upsetting occurrences that have tested the clients’ trust in the news, particularly through online life. Absence of strategy usage or laws that could either control counterfeit news or consider the culprit responsible for their activity has just made Read more
Introduction: “Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that it isn’t deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.”[1] ― Criss Jami Were you watching the news recently? What did you find Read more
Introduction: Former president of India’s Press Council, also a former Supreme Court Justice, Mr. M. Katju, stated that television and radio must be brought under the purview of India’s Press Council or a similar regulatory agency. The established media regulatory bodies such as India’s Press Council, which is a statutory Read more
Introduction: The fatal virus which has hit all the countries is not as lethal as the hoax news virus. Rumors, fake news has created a lot of chaos through the coronavirus. People are sharing whatever they get on their social media handle without really checking its authenticity and source of Read more
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people which gives equal opportunity to everyone to participate and play a significant role in shaping the nation. Our democracy is based on 4 pillars that are the legislature, executive, judiciary, and media. The 4th one is Read more
Introduction In India, the publication of newspapers, periodicals, and books are regulated by the Press and Books Registration Act 1867. The act provides for the making of the Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), a statutory body that was created by amending the Press and Registration of Read more
Introduction Ethics means “Positive Behavior” or “Ethical behavior from the perspective of the public and the time frame”. By common consent, various forms of behavior and behavior are view as ‘good’ or ‘bad’. In other words, we can say that the Code of Conduct is the ethics and values that Read more
Introduction One of the pillars of democracy has been regarded as media. The role of media ranges quite widely in the social lives of people. Media plays an utmost vital role in molding the views of the people. It acquires the capability of changing the way people think in the Read more