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" Media Laws and Ethics-An Introduction to Legal and Ethical Issues in Journalism " is a compilation of chapters by renowned media academicians and journalists. Dr Vartika Nanda is Editor of the book (HOD-Journalism, LSR College for Women) and the Foreword has been written by renowned media expert K.G. Suresh, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication / IIMC, New Delhi. The Story Behind the Book As Dr Vartika Nanda points out in ‘My Word’, the book has been compiled with special focus on the varied dimensions of media ethics and also the complex world of law pertaining to the issues of media. It is an attempt to clear the cobwebs and create a platform where one can open new windows for discussion.  Collaboration and Co-creation are the new norms of digital society. The book is a pioneering attempt in co-creation by bringing academicians and students together. As she points out in the end, “The purpose was to bring the academicians and the students toget...

Five Books + 6 Chapters (in six different books) "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. "- Ernest Hemingway My Journey as Writer My journey as a writer (or rather poet) began with a Hindi poem  in 1985 as a school student. For a long fifteen years I only wrote poetry except a piece or two of prose. I   began writing magazine articles around 2001 and blogs around 2010. I had became a published author in 2007, when a case study written by me was included in a reputed book "Marketing in the New Global Order" (edited by IIM Indore Professor Tapan K Panda) In the past decade, I have written 5 books (and 6 chapters in 6 books) about diverse subjects. Obviously some people feel surprised by the range of topics I have written about and ask me about my focus area.  When I took a deeper look, I realised the common thread in my books and contributions has been storytelling. The Books My first book, "From News ...