National Seminar on The Role of Media and Judiciary in the Protection of Democracy

Organizer: The Department of Communication and Media Studies in collaboration with the Forum for Democracy and Social Justice (FDSJ), Marian College Kuttikkanam Autonomous, Kuttikkanam, Idukki District, Peermade, Kerala 685 531 www.mariancollege.org Email: media@mariancollege.org

About the Seminar (Hybrid Mode)

  • When: 16th & 17th of December 2022
  • Free Registration
  • Call for Papers
  • For Presentation, Need to Pay Applicable Fees
  • Certificates will be provided to all the participants and the paper presenters

Venue: Conference Hall, Marian College Kuttikkanam Autonomous 

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES: The selected articles will be published in the journal of the Institute of Parliamentary affairs, Govt. of Kerala.

Link for participation (Free registration): Click Here

Call for Papers

Prospective authors are invited to submit original research papers for presentation at the seminar. The two-day national seminar brings together keynote speakers, delegates from academia and industry, panel members, research scholars, and students to shape the conversation on the role of media and the judiciary in the protection of democracy.

SEMINAR THEMES

Research paper submissions are invited (but not limited) to the following themes and sub themes:

  • Parliamentary proceedings: Awareness among the public.
  • Media’s role in reporting proceedings of legislature and the court.
  • Judicial activism in India.
  • Social media and privacy issues

SUB THEMES

  • Reporting legislature: The new trends.
  • Framing and positioning in the media
  • Reviewing the court verdicts
  • Moral and ethical issues of trolls
  • Proliferation of fake news
  • Relevance of the question hour Technology, a bane or boon to a journalist?
  • Peeping Tom culture in social media Reporting of the business hour in the legislatures
  • President’s role in good democratic governance
  • Media criticism of judgments and judges
  • Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
  • Human rights and media
  • Digital classification in new media
  • The Zero hour impact
  • Private members bills – a mere customary exercise?
  • Media role in restraining harmful exposure of controversial issues
  • Stereotyping the minorities and the subaltern population
  • Parliamentary debates: Route to redefining/ amending constitution
  • Paid news and advertorials

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Paper/Article must be related to the theme of the seminar.
  • Submission of manuscript should be typewritten in English in Word Doc only. No other format will be accepted.
  • Paper/Article format: Single column, A4 size, 1.5-line spacing, Font style & size: Times New Roman, heading (size 14), body (size 12)
  • Word Limit: Total word limit for each Paper/Article should be of minimum5000-8000 words including references. First page title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s) with contact number and Email id.
  • Second Page – Title, abstract (between 200-300 words), keywords (5) followed by main text (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion & References)

Important Dates

  • Deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2022
  • Intimation of acceptance : 03 December 2022
  • Submission of full-paper & PPT : 11 December, 2022

REGISTRATION DETAILS ( For Paper Presentation)

Registration is needed only for the paper presenters.

  • Academicians: 1000
  • Research Scholars: 800
  • UG/PG Students: 400

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chief patron: Prof Dr Ajimon George (Principal)

Convener: Dr Anupdev Michael

Chief coordinators:

Prof M Vijayakumar (Director)

Fr Sobi Thomas (Head of the Department)

Coordinators

Dr Anu George (Mob: 7838671472)

Ms Anithamol Babu – FDSJ (Mob: 9744696808)

Asst. coordinators:

Aswin S (Mob: 9446944316)

Aleena Sara Moncy (Mob: 8281319522)

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