Contents: Vol. I: Preface. I. Theoretical foundations of communication regulations: 1. Freedom, regulation and ethics: market, state and media accountability system/Calude-jean Bertrand. 2. Communication and values/Kiran Prasad. 3. A theory of media ethics: foundation and key issues/Kiran Prasad. 4. Satellite broadcasting regulation and cultural exception: an Arab Islamic view of communication/Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada. II. Press and broadcasting regulations: 5. Laws and regulations governing press freedom in India/P.E. Thomas. 6. Laws and regulations in Indian broadcasting/G. Nagamallika. 7. Foreign direct investment in print media: legal and ethical issues/Roy Mathew. 8. Freedom, individualism and ethical behaviour : a comparative study of print and electronic media journalists/Kiran Prassad. 9. Electronic news media and emerging ethical issues/Bhavya Srivastava.

Vol. II: Preface. III. New media and content regulations: 10. The legal capture of new media technology/Lawrence Liang. 11. Indian cyber laws/Umesh Arya. 12. Cyber journalism: legal and ethical issues/Pradeep Nair. 13. All right reserved?: cultural monopoly and the troubles with copyright in the age of the internet/Michael Geist. 14. Pornography and women's sexuality in the legal web/Kamayni Bali Mahabal. 15. Protecting minors against harmful new media content: perspectives on content regulation in the digital media/Eva Lievens. IV. Regulations in functional communication: 16. Emergency and censorship: the dark side of Indian democracy/P.P. Shaju. 17. Media and legislative privileges: a case study/Nirmaldasan. 18. Regulatory challenges and ethical issues in public relations and advertising/Waheeda Sultana. 19. Right to information and communication regulations in India/Kiran Prasad. Appendix: The Right to Information Act, 2005.

"There are many books on media laws and communication ethics, but today journalism and communication studies are being transformed by new media and communication convergence. This book tries to unravel the complication and updates the curriculum on communication regulations. This book is designed keeping in mind the UGC Core Curriculum for the course Media Law and Ethics offered at the masters degree for students of journalism, mass communication, electronic media, public relations and advertising studies.

Every journalist and journalism student-from the traditional print media to the modern convergent media-should know the legal and ethical aspects of publishing a story. There are two main aspects of media regulations: 1. Media laws about the publication of a story which may relate to libel and defamation; and 2. Media laws about permissible comments on legal proceedings which include contempt of court. A journalist must also make ethical choices about each story apart from its possible legal implications. This book examines not only the laws governing the media but also ethical issues in everyday journalism. The chapters in the book have focused on the existing challenges in communication regulations and also throw light on the emerging ethical concerns in the global media environment." (jacket)