Sexual Violence and Predatory Journalism in India

Sexual Violence and Predatory Journalism in India

by Francis Philip Barclay and Kaifia Ancer Laskar
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 18/02/2025

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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.


This book conceptualises and analyses predatory practices that commodify sexual crimes against women, examining how it is facilitated and motivated by online spaces and social media channels and how it can often result in further harm to victims and their families. It argues for editorial intervention, more regulation, policy measures and legal frameworks that will help build a sensitive and ethical media landscape and rebuild public trust. Key issues examined include sexism, sensationalism, invasion of privacy, victim blaming, media trials, media manipulation of information, armchair reporting, explicit sexual imagery, the usage of unreliable sources and a lack of responsibility and accountability.


Providing a comprehensive analysis of the issue and offering a framework for ethical practice, Sexual Violence and Predatory Journalism in India will be essential reading for scholars and students of media and cultural studies, journalism and sociology interested in the intersection of media and crime in India and its associated ethical challenges.

ISBN:
9781040306598
9781040306598
Category:
Media studies
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
18-02-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis

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