TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singh,Sanoj
TI  - Press laws and ethics in journalism
SN  - 9789352695782
AV  - K4285 .P74 2020
U1  - 343.0998 22
PY  - 2020/// ; Reprinted 2024
CY  - New Delhi, India
PB  - Random Publications
KW  - Press law
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Ethics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Journalism practice and law -- Press and freedom -- Journalistic ethics -- Press and news in journalism -- Newspaper in modern journalism -- The social responsibility of the ethical press -- Media theory and ethics
N2  - "Laws are inseparable from social life. If people were allowed to choose at random which side of the street to drive on, driving would be dangerous and chaotic. Laws regulating our business affairs help to ensure that people keep their promises. Laws against criminal conduct help to safeguard our personal property and our lives. Journalism ethics and standards include principles of ethics and of good practice to address the specific challenges faced by professional journalists. Historically and currently, these principles are most widely known to journalists as their professional 'Code of ethics' of the 'Canons of Journalism'. The basic codes and canons commonly appear in statements drafted by both professional journalism associations and individual print, broadcast and online news organizations. Mass communication and Journalism is institutionalized and source specific. It functions through well-organized professionals and has an ever increasing interlace. Mass media has a global availability and it has converted the whole world in to a global village. A qualified journalism professional can take up a job of educating, entertaining, informing, persuading, interpreting, and guiding Working in print media offers the opportunities to be a news reporter, news presenter, an editor, a feature writer, a photojournalist, etc. Electronic media offers great opportunities of being a news reporter, news editor, newsreader, programe host, interviewer, cameraman, producer, director, etc. Journalism mainly involves practices of print journalism in general, and newspaper in particular, because newspaper journalism remains a good grounding career in television, radio, magazine and online journalism. The present work gives a vivid account of various aspects of journalism, mainly emphasizing on the role of digital media and weblog." -- Back cover
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