Kavya Vashisht
Book Review
BOOK NAME: MEDIA LAWS AND ETHICS
-Introduction
The book, ‘Media Laws and Ethics’ written by Dr. Vartika Nanda is an excellent attempt to make its readers understand the practice of ethics and the need to abide by laws of a country. Dr. Nanda is a renowned name in the media world. She is also the teacher in charge of the Journalism Department at the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College For Women, University of Delhi.
-Why should one give this book a read?
As someone who has worked as a media professional, thereby well versed with all the intricacies, including the harsh realities and truths of the industry, Dr. Vartika Nanda comes across as an amazing instructor. At no point, will a reader find the book as a difficult or complicated read, courtesy the lucid explanation and the choice of words used. The book encompasses a lot of case studies to make different phenomenon easy to understand.
-Who should read this book?
While this book can be read by everyone and anyone owing to the simple and easy vocabulary involved, this book is particularly of great importance to students as it lays some important key foundations for them that will serve as a great guide for them in their professional journey ahead.
-What’s different in this book from the rest?
What makes this book stand out is its attempt to show the mirror of journalism as an industry while being transparent about all the surrounding elements like fake news, sensationalism, news coverage driven by narrow agendas, amongst many others. It includes various interesting and also less talked about themes like, ‘Self Regulation in New Media’s Context’, ‘Journey of Live Coverage’, ‘Sting Operations’.
-What learnings will one gain on reading this book?
By the end of this book, readers will be able to gain a new perspective on the importance and the need to be media literate in the contemporary world. The book will be a stupendous eye opener for all the readers, making them gain an altogether different lens to view the surrounding world specially with reference to media.
By: Kavya Vashisht
Second Year
Department of Journalism
Lady Shri Ram College For Women
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