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Regulation of Indian Media: Perspective of Leveson | Original Article

Rajesh .*, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

ABSTRACT:

The Media in India is mostly self-regulated. The existing bodies for regulation of media such as the Press Council of India which is a statutory body and the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, a self-regulatory organization, issue standards which are more in the nature of guidelines. The media performs a decisive part in unveiling of a fact and awaking the general public but recently various circumstances have surfaced some apprehension on its dependability. In the traditional mass media, ethical practices have been an ancillary to it but with the advancement in technology, these definite practices are subject to constant challenge. This essay tries to put light on those aberrations and ascertain the moral principles of the media that has been manoeuvred for a physical objective. The author asserts that the modern perspective of holding the responsibility of regulation with the media may result in exploitation of this power for its own business profits. Thus, the essay aims at bringing out an analysis of how media can be regulated in India. Justice Leveson’ inquiry has triggered the discussions in media ethical practices in Britain as well as other countries. Thus, the essay analyses the effect of the inquiry in India with other counterparts. The essay aims to appraise the measures to solve all conflicts concerning to the regulation of the media in the backdrop of the Leveson inquiry and provide some suggestions for its betterment.