The document discusses the role of media in combating corruption in India. It states that media can inform and educate the public about corruption and expose corruption occurring in government, private sector, and civil society organizations through investigative reporting. The Right to Information Act 2005 also enables citizens to gather information about government functioning, which promotes transparency. However, journalists investigating corruption cases face threats in India, with over 100 journalists being killed while investigating crimes and corruption over 25 years according to the Press Council of India and International News Safety Institute. The document recommends strengthening laws against corruption and encouraging investigative journalism through training and resources. It also suggests the media should reflect citizens' voices against corruption and raise public awareness of their rights.

1. ROLE OF MEDIA IN
COMBATTING CORRUPTION
: AN ANALYSIS
MEDIA LAW

2. “
”
“ONE OF THE OBJECTS OF A NEWSPAPER
IS
TO UNDERSTAND THE POPULAR FEELING
AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IT,
ANOTHER IS TO AROUSE AMONG THE
PEOPLE CERTAIN DESIRABLE
SENTIMENTS,
AND THE THIRD IS THE FEARLESSNESS TO
EXPOSE POPULAR DEFECTS.”
As said by Mahatma Gandhi

3. HOWEVER WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA ALSO
DO NOT RAISE OUR VOICE AGAINST
CORRUPT PRACTICES BECAUSE OF TWO
REASONS
It benefits oneself One isnt affected
directly.

4. OVERVIEW
India being a parliamentary democracy, press is although subject to reasonable restrictions by
Constitution of India, 1950.
A-19(1)(a) prescribes freedom of speech and expression. Media has derived its freedom under
the same not separately.
Prior to globalization media was controlled by government. But after advent of globalization and
liberalization situation changed drastically.
PHASES
1) National media
2) Communication satellites
3) Satelite delivery and ISDN ( Integrated Service Digital Network).
4) Local tv & global tv.
5) Digital plateform : Netflix, amazon prime etc.

5. INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES TO DEAL WITH
CORRUPTION IN INDIA
SUPREME COURT
CAG
FUGITIVE ECONOMIC
OFFERNDERS ACT 2018
CVC
PREVENTION OF MONEY
LAUNDERING ACT 2002
CIC
RTI 2005
NFRA( Financial reporting
authority)
LOKPAL & LOKAYUKT

6. PRESS
INFORMATION
BUREAU
CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM
CERTIFICATION
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
MONITORING CENTER
BUREAU OF
OUTREACH AND
COMMUNICATION
FILMS DIVISION
NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVES OF
INDIA
PUBLICATION
DIVISION
DIRECTORATE OF FILM
FESTIVALS
NEW MEDIA WING
MAJOR ORGANISATION UNDER I & B MINISTRY

7. MEDIA FIGHTS CORRUPTIONS BY SEVERAL
WAYS LIKE,
1. INVESTIGATIVE
JOURNALISM
4. RTI
2. BY CONDUCTING
STING
OPERATIONS
5. OPINION POLLS
3. HOLDING PUBLIC
DEBATES
etc….

8. PROBLEMS
1 POOR PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS
WEAK CHECKS &
BALANCES
2 NOT EXISTING
AUDITORS LACK OF
EFFICIENCY
3 HIGH BRIBERY &
EXTORTION
ATI GRAFT ACT WEAK
POOR IMPLEMETATIONS

9. Role of Media
Media inform, educate the
public on corruption, expose
corruption in government,
private sector and civil society
organizations
Investigative reporting by
media of corruption can be a
significant source of
information on corruption.
The Press Council was
reconstituted to maintain and
improve the standards of
newspapers and news
agencies in India. The Press
Council of India has
prescribed a Code of Conduct
for the print media. However,
no such code exists for the
electronic media.

10. BECAUSE OF MEDIA SEVERAL SCAMS HAVE
BEEN PUSHED INTO LIMELIGHT SUCH AS
1. 2G scam
2.COLGATE
Scam
3 VYAPAM
scam
4. MEHUL
CHAOUKSEY
Scam

11. 4TH ARC : ETHICS IN GOVERNANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 Protection to Whistle-blowers
Whistleblowers exposing false claims, fraud
or corruption should be protected by ensuring
Confidentiality, protection
from victimization in career, and other
administrative measures to prevent bodily
harm and harassment.
• The legislation should cover corporate
whistle-blowers unearthing fraud &
damage to public interest by acts or
omission or commission.
• Acts of harassment or victimization of or
retaliation against, a whistleblower should be
criminal offences with substantial penalty
2. Role of Media
(a) It is necessary to evolve norms and
practices requiring proper screening of all
allegations/ complaints by the media, and
taking action to put them in the public
domain.
(b) The electronic media should evolve a Code
of Conduct and a self regulating mechanism in
order to adhere to a Code of Conduct as a
safeguard against malafide action.
(c) Government agencies can help the media in
the fight against corruption by disclosing
details about corruption cases regularly.

12. THE TRANSPARENCY
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
CONDUCTED SURVEY RANK 1 OUT OF 16
COUTRIES PRONE TO CORRUPTION.
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (CPI)
IN 2018 INDIA STAND 78TH OUT OF 180
COUNTRIES AS FAR AS CORRUPTION IS
CONCERNED AS PER TRANSPARENCY
INTERNATIONAL’S
JAPAN 2 OUT OF 100 BRIBE. HERE 70 OUT OF 100
As per the Index and Analysis it seems corruption is the biggest
challenge with poverty, illiteracy, malnutrition, farmers suicide,
unemployment, lack of infrastructure, safety issues etc.
India’s acrimonious reality of corruption is because of want of
accountability and transparency on the part of Government.
Despite 2011 movement where citizens demanded that the government
take action against corruption and advocated for the passage of the
comprehensive Jan Lokpal Act, these efforts ultimately fizzled and fell
flat, with little to no movement on the ground to build the specialist anti-
corruption infrastructure required

13. FRAMEWORK WRT
TO MEDIA AND
LEVEL OF
CORRUPTION IN
INDIA
SOCIAL AUDIT.
PROMOTING
TRANSPARENCY
CODE OF
CONDUCT AND A
SELF
REGULATING
MECHANISM
BUILDING
SOCIETAL
CONSENSUS
WORLD BANK HAS
DESCRIBED
CORRUPTION AS AN
ABUSE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE OR
PUBLIC POWERS TO
ACHIEVE PERSONAL
GAINS.

14. PROPOSED:
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has prepared a draft Broadcasting Services
Regulation Bill which proposes to set up a Broadcasting Regulatory Authority of India
(BRAI) with both licensing and oversight functions covering the electronic media.
While complimenting the government for setting up the Broadcasting Regulatory
Authority of India (BRAI) in the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill to
strengthen the growth and development of media in India, Assocham has suggested that
the BRAI should work as an independent autonomous body and not be regulated by the
government.
self-regulatory mechanism to ensure observance of a liberal Content Code.
There has also been a proposal for the formation of a Media Commission. The
Commission is not going into the details of these proposals. The Commission is of the view
that since the electronic media plays a role as important as the one played by the print
media, there is need to have a code for the electronic media covering different aspects of
its functioning.

15. RTI
For a vibrant democracy it is important that
its citizens are well informed.
In India Right to Information (RTI) is an anti-
corruption weapon passed in the year 2005.
It is a process to secure access to the
information and upholds transparency and
accountability in governance. The Act strikes
at the practice followed by government and
public functionaries that ‘confidentiality is the
rule and disclosure is an exception’. The Act
aims to ensure openness in functioning and
transparency at all levels, centre, state and
local bodies.
.

16. Chayan Sarkar who wrote about corruption
for a Bengali-daily has been reported
missing
Shehla Masood RTI activist shot dead
during day’s light
VYAPAM Akshay Singh, an investigative
journalist, died a mysterious death
Dayanand Roy of Prabhat Khabar Institute
of Media Studies filed RTI application and
got the matter exposed.
It was revealed that the revenue collected
in 2001-02 was Rs.16 crores that went
down by ten times in the next years.
Sandeep Kothari was murdered in Madhya
Pradesh who exposed mining mafia.

17. ANALYSIS
ACCORDING TO THE PRESS COUNCIL
OF INDIA (PCI), 79 JOURNALISTS WERE
MURDERED IN THE COUNTRY THE PAST
25 YEARS.
SC HAS RIGHTLY ASKED THE
PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA TO
SUGGEST GUIDELINES FOR
JOURNALISTS’ SAFETY.
ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL NEWS
SAFETY INSTITUTE. OUT OF 134
JOURNALISTS AROUND 100 DEAD
WERE INVESTIGATING AGAINST CRIME
AND CORRUPTION.
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
ACT 2014 NOT YET
IMPLEMENTED FOR
JOURNALISTS REVEALING
SCAMS.

18. It also voices the
opinion of common man
by conducting various
discussions over news
channel, publishing
several articles, editorial
The right to
information
enables the citizen
to gather
information about
the functioning of
government
Good governance
facilitates the
government in
working efficiently,
effectively and
transparently
Direct nexus between right to
information, informed citizen and
good and corruption free nation..
MEDIA

19. RECOMMENDATIONS
Print media should reflect the voice of
a common man against corruption
and raise awareness about their
rights so that public can take action
against corrupt people.
People by not accepting bribes and
inappropriate hospitality which is in
favour of national interest.
Investigative journalism should be
encouraged given with the resources
. Strategy to train and develop
investigative journalists should be
undertaken to fight corruption.
Need stronger laws to restrict corrupt
practices like Jan lokpal, created but
toothless institute. ombudsman, right
to recall, right to reject, referendums
on core issues, fast track courts
where media is involved as one of
the parties.
.

20. STEPS TAKEN
ADB-OECD
INDIA EDORSED ANTI
CORRUPTION ACTION PLAN
UNCAC
UNITED CONVENTION AGAINST
CORRUPTION
UNCTOC
UNITED TRANSNATIONAL
ORGANISED CRIMES

21. THANK YOU !