Syllabus
Unit I: [Freedom of Press & Indian Constitution]
1. Legal Terminology: Bills and Acts, Ordinance, Regulations, Statute, Code, Norms,
Conventions, Affidavit, Accused, Acquittal, Bail, Conviction, Defendant, Evidence, Plaintiff,
Prosecution, Prima Facie, Sub-Judice
2. Press Laws Before and After Independence
3. Bill to Act: Case Study of Lokpal
4. Freedom of the Press and the Indian Constitution, Freedom of Speech and Expression: Article
19(1) (a) and Reasonable Restrictions Article 19 (2)
Unit II: [Press Commissions and Committees]
1. Press Commissions and Press Council of India
2. Committees: Chanda Committee, P.C. Joshi Committee, Sengupta Committee and Verghese
Committee
3. The State: Sedition-incitement to violence (section 124A IPC)
Legislature: Parliamentary Privileges - Article 361A, Article 105 (Parliament), Article 194 (State Legislation), Judiciary: Contempt of Court 1971
Unit III: [Media Acts and Laws]
1. Press & Registration of Books Act 1867 and 1955, Copyright Act 1957
2. Working Journalists Act 1955 & 1958, Young Persons Harmful Publications Act 1956
3. Prasar Bharati Act 1990 and Cinematograph Act 1952
4. Official Secrets Act 1923 and Right to Information Act 2005 (Case studies)
5. Defamation, Libel & Slander (Case studies)
Unit IV: [Regulatory Bodies]
1. Defining Media Ethics: Social Responsibility of Press
2. Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Journalists
3. Code of Ethics: Editors’ Guild, Press Council of India, AIR & Doordarshan Code
4. Regulatory Framework: TRAI, BCCC, News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and their
functioning
Unit I: [Freedom of Press & Indian Constitution]
1. Legal Terminology: Bills and Acts, Ordinance, Regulations, Statute, Code, Norms,
Conventions, Affidavit, Accused, Acquittal, Bail, Conviction, Defendant, Evidence, Plaintiff,
Prosecution, Prima Facie, Sub-Judice
2. Press Laws Before and After Independence
3. Bill to Act: Case Study of Lokpal
4. Freedom of the Press and the Indian Constitution, Freedom of Speech and Expression: Article
19(1) (a) and Reasonable Restrictions Article 19 (2)
Unit II: [Press Commissions and Committees]
1. Press Commissions and Press Council of India
2. Committees: Chanda Committee, P.C. Joshi Committee, Sengupta Committee and Verghese
Committee
3. The State: Sedition-incitement to violence (section 124A IPC)
Legislature: Parliamentary Privileges - Article 361A, Article 105 (Parliament), Article 194 (State Legislation), Judiciary: Contempt of Court 1971
Unit III: [Media Acts and Laws]
1. Press & Registration of Books Act 1867 and 1955, Copyright Act 1957
2. Working Journalists Act 1955 & 1958, Young Persons Harmful Publications Act 1956
3. Prasar Bharati Act 1990 and Cinematograph Act 1952
4. Official Secrets Act 1923 and Right to Information Act 2005 (Case studies)
5. Defamation, Libel & Slander (Case studies)
Unit IV: [Regulatory Bodies]
1. Defining Media Ethics: Social Responsibility of Press
2. Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Journalists
3. Code of Ethics: Editors’ Guild, Press Council of India, AIR & Doordarshan Code
4. Regulatory Framework: TRAI, BCCC, News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and their
functioning
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