Media Ethics | South Asia Media

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Defamation, Copyright, and Journalism in India

Should news organizations in India sue other sites who use their content to criticize it? Read More
Defamation, Copyright, and Journalism in India
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Twitter’s Difficult Choice in India

How should Twitter deal with government demands to regulate speech in India? Read More
Twitter’s Difficult Choice in India
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Accurate and Effective Reporting in a Pandemic

What ethical choices await Indian news media covering the pandemic? Read More
Accurate and Effective Reporting in a Pandemic
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Reporting on Caste and Sexual Assault

What are the challenges and choices journalists face in reporting caste-based violence in India? Read More
Reporting on Caste and Sexual Assault
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Actors Playing Protestors in Real Life

What are the ethics of Bollywood celebrities joining popular protest movements--and the calls to "cancel" their careers? Read More
Actors Playing Protestors in Real Life
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Changing Comments or Changing Minds?

When a Pakistani newspaper uses an algorithm to change user comments to protest government censorship, what could go wrong? Read More
Changing Comments or Changing Minds?
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To Release or Not to Release

What are the ethics of films that portray political assassinations in India? Read More
To Release or Not to Release
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Censorship in Pakistan

What are the challenges to reporting the news in Pakistan? Read More
Censorship in Pakistan
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Reporting on Sexual Assault in India

What are the challenges to privacy and community safety in reporting on sexual assault in India? Read More
Reporting on Sexual Assault in India
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Fake News and Real Tensions

Throughout the rising tensions following the Pulwama attack in Kashmir, there was a relatively new element of the contemporary Indo-Pakistani conflict: fake news. Read More
Fake News and Real Tensions
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Can a Film be Too Moving?

How much of an effect can films about candidates have on public opinion during an election in India? Read More
Can a Film be Too Moving?