Course Description:

The course is designed to make students aware of responsibility in exercising freedom of the press as guaranteed by the Constitution. It will discuss basic ethical framework in journalism in the light journalists’ code of ethics. The course will also study media laws, especially related to defamation, privacy, contempt of court and copyright.

Course Objectives:

After completing this course, the students will be able to practice ethics in their professional life as journalists and as media & communication professionals. The students will have deeper knowledge about privacy issues, freedom of speech, defamation, contempt of court, digital security law and other ethical issues in mass communication.