Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Scranton Times reporter Donnie Collins reported that Laremy Tunsil, a football player from the University of Mississippi lost significant value in the 2016 National Football League draft. Collins alleged that information shared on Tunsil’s social media contributed to the Tunsil’s descent down the draft board and speculated that the drop cost Tunsil $7 million dollars. A group of Mass Communications students at King’s College read Collins’ article, then reflected and shared their reflections. The students disagreed with Tunsil’s alleged behavior, citing the need for personal responsibility for their brands on social media in accordance with their vocations. How much the loss of millions of dollars contributed to their thinking was unclear.

This article seeks to understand the trend of press freedom in Cameroon base on African Media Barometer from 2008 – 2014. Journalism is effective when the press is free and press freedom in Cameroon has been criticised by journalism practitioners. Hence there is need to examine how press freedom has evolved over time especially with the coming of the new media. This article thus examines trends across issues like; freedom of expression, the Cameroon media landscape, broadcasting regulation as well as media practice. In order to achieve this, secondary data analysis was done. Data was collected from the African Media Barometer as from 2008 to 2014 and analysed. Findings revealed that freedom of expression has been in an increase as from 2008 (44.4%) to 2014 (73.5%). Results further show that the professional standards in terms of media practice is in a decline as from 2011 to 2014. Standard principles of reporting such as accuracy and fairness, integrity are not respected. Working conditions of journalists are generally very poor across the years. To conclude, Cameroon press freedom is in progress as from 2008 but there exist irresponsible journalism practices which therefore recommends in house media control from editor in chiefs’ and heads of newsroom.

The most celebrated eminent Indian film director Satyajit Ray pasteurised the political history of India during 70’s and 80’s through his films. It looks different and gets more popularity. Politics, the word itself does not a word which used for valance and protest, otherwise politics is the internal evolution of human beings. The Ray characters played a very important role in deliver the political circumstances in 70’s and 80’s. It may be a striking political lesson. Politics, the word most commonly used for convey the provoking idea to the people. Satyajit Ray tries to wipe out the evil face of politics through his films In this study politically analysis the films Appu Trilogy, Jana aranya, Charulatha and Prathidhwani with the help of Indian political scenarios. This study is based on the content analysis of Sathyajith ray movies. The study conducted based on the method of mise-en scene of Sathyajith ray films. The study is also based on the theoretical frame work of Gandhian aproches and Marxian view. This paper finds out that, Sathyajith ray films are highly political, with respect to the senario of those period of film are made.