Sexual Violence and Predatory Journalism in India - Emerging Unethical Practices

Sexual Violence and Predatory Journalism in India examines unethical editorial practices in the reporting of sexual crimes against women in India, introducing the term Predatory Journalism.

List of contents

Introduction: Foregrounding Predatory Journalism in Reporting Sexual Violence Part I: Introduction 1 What Makes Sensational Sexual Crime Stories? Topical Bias and News Prioritisation 2 Predatory Journalism: Conceptualisation Part II: Unmasking the Predator 3 Headline Horrors: Losing Sense for Sexist Sensationalism 4 Prejudicial Reporting and Media Trials: Case Studies 5 Eroticism and Exhibition: Editorial Exploits in Rape Reporting 6 Churnalism: How "Spiced-up" Sexual Crime News Stories Are Cooked Up in Minutes Part III: Taming the Beast 7 The Social Dilemma: Rise and Impact of Social Media News Channels 8 Predatory Journalism: Consolidation, Criticism and Consequences 9 The Way Forward: Building a Sensitive and Ethical Media Landscape

About the author

Francis Philip Barclay is Assistant Professor of Media and Communication at the Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. He is founding editor of the Journal of Media and Communication and co-editor of Social Media in India: Regulatory Needs, Issues and Challenges (2022) and Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: 'Benevolent' Sexism and Disguised Discrimination (Routledge, 2023).
Kaifia Ancer Laskar is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at Aliah University, India. She is co-editor of Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: 'Benevolent' Sexism and Disguised Discrimination (Routledge, 2023).

Summary

Sexual Violence and Predatory Journalism in India examines unethical editorial practices in the reporting of sexual crimes against women in India, introducing the term Predatory Journalism.

Product details

• Authors: Kaifia Ancer Laskar, Francis Philip Barclay, Francis Philip (Central University of Tam Barclay
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032586953
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258695-3
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; History, Media Studies, Sociology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility, India, Press & journalism, Humanities, Communication Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, News media and journalism, Entertainment & media law, Entertainment and media law, Social law and Medical law