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Workshop on Media Law & Policy Curriculum Development

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 17, 2014 10:25 AM
Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University, Delhi and University of Oxford in support with the International Higher Education-Knowledge Economy Partnerships Programme of the British Council is organizing this workshop on February 16 at National Law University in Delhi.

Chinmayi Arun is a speaker and Bhairav Acharya will be speaking at this event.

TimingProgramme
10.00
10.10

Welcome Address
Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, Registrar & Professor of Law, National Law University, Delhi

10.10
10.15
Introduction to the Project
Chinmayi Arun, Research Director, Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi
10.15
10.45
Session 1: Introductory Material
The Media Landscape, Media & Democracy
Lead discussants: Aloke Thakore, Kanamma Raman, Sukumar Muralidharan and Vibodh Parthasarathi
Freedom of Expression & Freedom of Press
Lead discussants: Arudra Burra, Bhairav Acharya, Manav Kapur and Sukumar Muralidharan
10.45
11.30
Session 2: Media Law
The State and the Media (Sedition, Contempt of Court, Parliamentary Privilege and Reporting Court Proceedings)
Geeta Seshu, Jawahar Raja, Manav Kapur, Praveen and Sukumar Muralidharan
Citizen, Society and the Media (Defamation, Obscenity, Public Order & Communal Harmony and Privacy)
Arudra Burra, Bhairav Acharya, Jawahar Raja, Praveen and Saurav Datta
11.30
11.45
Tea
11.45
12.15
Session 3:
Media Content & Regulatory Mechanism and Public Service Broadcasting
Media Carriage, Pluralism, Ownership & Cross Ownership
Lead discussants: Aloke Thakore, Geeta Seshu, Saurav Datta and Vibodh Parthasarathi
12.15
12.45
Session 4: Converged Media, Globalised Media and the Internet
Lead discussants: Aloke Thakore, Abhinav Srivastava, Geeta Seshu Kanamma Raman and Sukumar Muralidharan
12.45
13.30
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