media law and ethics regulations

MEDIA LAW ETHICS REGULATION

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University With the events of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States the London bombings in 2005 and the subsequent attempt on the Glasgow airport , Western governments have become extra vigilant , beefing up security on possible terrorism targets . Legislations have been enacted to seal any likely loopholes that can be taken advantage of by the terrorists . These legislations however have left in their wake a myriad of complaints from the public about the trashing of their civil

liberties in the name of fending off terrorists . Media too has not been spared either . Complaints have been lodged against the authority 's attempts to stifle media freedom . The recent court case pitting a journalist , Shir Malik , against the Greater Manchester police exemplify the onslaught of the authority against the media

Shir Malik has been at the centre of a controversy for helping a reformed Jihadist Hassan Butt write an autobiography chronicling his terrorist activities in the past . In the book , Malik had offered a detailed account tracing the former extremist 's life looking into how as an immigrant his family had offered immense support for Jihadist movements globally . In a tremendous show of excellent investigative journalism skills , Malik was able to gain the trust of the reformed terrorist , exposing the intricacies of terrorism . Malik has been in the investigation journalism for a few years now but his prowess in the trade has enabled him expose details of terrorism that have aroused police...