MEDIA ETHICS AND LAWS

SUBJECT: MEDIA ETHICS AND LAWS                                COURSE CODE MCOM-6203

DESCRIPTION

The course seeks to appraise the students about the codes of ethics, the laws and regulations, which are governing and regulating the media in Pakistan. The course develops the sense of norms, values and responsibility in future professionalize, government media relationship and press freedom in pakistan.This course is designed for both regular and self support sessions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To develope the understanding of norms and values of professional , the freedom of press in pakistan ,relationship of media and government. so the media professionals contribute as a positive entity to uplift the society .This course will also help media professionlas to have extensive knowledge about the required rules and code of conduct 

COURSE CONTENT

1.introduction, ethics ,approaches to ethics,sources of ethics

2.Need and scope Ethics and media profession Social responsibility

3. External and internal pressures on media The violations of media ethics in Pakistan, problems and consequences.

4. Society of journalists and code of ethics

5. Code of ethics for other media professionals

6. Ethical responsibility towards sources and subjects

7. Islamic perspective for ethical journalistic responsibilities

8. Western perspective for ethical journalistic responsibilities 

9. MID-TERM

10. Introduction to law

11. Importance and need of law

12. PPO and RPPO

13. Freedom of information

14. Defamation ordinance

15. Contempt of court

16. Pemra ordinance

17. Copyright ordinance 

SUGGESTED READINGS

1. Dr. Ahsan AkhtarNaz, Subaftic Zimadoryan Muqadra
QaumZabar (NatinalLanguage1998, Islamabad.
2. Javed Jabbar,QaziFaiz Isa,MassMediaLaws andRegulationinPakistan
3. Dr. Ahsan Akhtar Naz,Sohafti Qananee, A.H.Publishers, Urdu Bazar,Lahore
4. Dr.Naz, Sahafti Ikhlaqiat ,Azeem Academi UrduBazar,Lahore.
5. Dr.Naz,Mukalmat, (Interviewsof35 leading
editorsjournalismand intellectual), Al QamarCentre,Urdu Bazar,Lahore.
6. Dr. Muhammad Wasim Akbar,Zarae Iblagh aur Islam Nomani Kutab
khana, Urdu Bazaar Lahore.
7. Media Ethics and Laws (part I-II) Allama Iqbal Open Universit

 

WEEK PLAN
WEEK-1 INTRODUCTION,ETHICS,APPROACHES AND SOURCES OF ETHICS NOV09-10
WEEK-2 NEED&SCOPE OF ETHICS,MEDIA PROFESSIONALS &SOCIALRESPONSIBILITY 16-17
WEEK-3 VIOLATION OF ETHICS IN PAKISTAN,INTERNAL&EXTERNAL PRESSURE ON MEDIA,PROBLEMS&CONSEQUENCES 23-24
WEEK-4 SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS &CODE OF ETHICS 30-1dec
WEEK-5 CODE OF ETHICS FOR OTHER MEDIA PROFESSIONALS &PRACTITIONERS DEC7-8
WEEK-6 ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS SORCES AND SUBJECT DEC14-15
WEEK-7 ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE FOR JOURNALISTIC ETHICAL DUTIES DEC21-22
WEEK-8 WESTERN PERSPECTIVE FOR JOURNALISTIC ETHICAL DUTIES DEC28-29,JAN4-5
WEEK-9                    MID-TERM EXAMINATION JAN11-17
WEEK-10 INTRODUCTION TO LAW  JAN18-19
WEEK-11 IMPORTANCE AND NEED OF LAW JAN25

WEEK-12 PPO&RPPO

 JAN 26
WEEK-13 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND SPEECH FEB 1-2
WEEK-14 DEFAMATION ORDINANCE FEB 8-9
WEEK-15 CONTEMPT OF COURT FEB15-16
WEEK-16 PEMRA ORDINANCE FEB 22
WEEK-17 COPYRIGHT ACT  
FEB 23
                                FINAL TERM EXAMINATION MARCH 1-7

 

TIMINGS

DAY                                        REGULAR                                                      

Monday                             09:30am to 11:00am                                                        

Tuesday                            09:30am to 11:00am                 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Start Date: NOVEMBER 9, 2020

End Dtae: FEBRUARY 28, 2021

CLASS

MA 1 (REGULAR) 

 

PRE-REQUISITION

There are no pre requisitions are required

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Sessional: 20 (Attendance10, Presentation 5, Assignment 5)

MidTerm Exams: 30(objective)

Final exam:50 (25 objectives, 25 viva)

Rules and Regulation

75% attandence is a must.

Assignment wouid not be acceptable after due date 

Class timing should be strictly followed

 

 

Course Material

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