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B.A. in Multimedia and Mass Communication Crime Reporting Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This is the TY BAMMC Journalism syllabus under the CBCS scheme, revision R-2019-20. The University has not published an NEP 2020 syllabus for the third year of this degree, and still examines Semesters V and VI on this one, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Major elective · Semester 6 · TY BAMMC Journalism · 4 credits · 100 marks

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Syllabus for Crime Reporting

Major elective · Semester 6 · TY BAMMC Journalism · 4 credits · 100 marks

Module I: ➢ The ethics of crime and justice coverage: 10

  • Fairness and objectivity, sensationalism and integrity
  • conflicts of interest
  • Interesting versus important.
  • Balancing justice:
  • justice to victim and the accused
  • No assumption of guilt or innocence.

Module II: ➢ Law enforcement machinery: 10

  • Structure and hierarchy. Different entities: police, ATS, SBI, CID, SID, SRPF, Para-military forces, Rapid Action Force etc. ➢ Understanding the Police system :
  • Introduction to IPC
  • Important sections of IPC. ➢ Sensitive law and order situation:
  • Agitations, congregations for various reasons, elections.
  • Deployment of extra forces

Module III: ➢ Covering Crime: 10

  • Types and definitions. ➢ Police Investigation techniques:
  • From conventional to Modern techniques
  • Cognizable and non-cognizable offences. ➢ Basic principles of crime reporting:
  • News values:
  • New, unusual, interesting, significant and about people. ➢ Sources of Crime Reporting:
  • Collecting and cross checking information
  • Developing sources, verifying facts. Reporting agitations, riots.
  • Possible risks and precautions.

Module IV: ➢ Covering Courts: 08

  • Structure of judicial system in India.
  • Hierarchy, functions and jurisdictions of each court.
  • Granting of bail to accused.
  • Types of cases heard in courts.
  • Tribunals, consumer and family courts. PILs, appeals etc.

Module V: ➢ Contemporary crime journalism: 10

  • Crime shows on TV.
  • Emphasis on crime reporting in
  • Newspapers. Its impact.
  • Media influencing investigations and/or court proceedings?
  • Trial by media. ➢ Case studies on Indian Crime Reporting
  • The Hindu’s Bofors Expose
  • Tehelka’s Defence Deals Expose
  • Indian Express’s Cement Scam Expose
  • Indian Express’s Human Trafficking Expose
  • Open Magazine’s Nira Radia Tapes

References

  • 1 Across the Bench: Insight Into the Indian Military Judicial System
  • 2 book by Gyan Bhushan
  • 3 Legal and Constitutional History of India: Ancient legal, judicial, and constitutional system book by Rama Jois
  • 4 Police Administration and Investigation of Crime by J.C. Chaturvedi
  • 5 Police Diaries: Statements, Reports and Investigation (With Special Reference to Scientific Evidence, DNA, Brain Mapping Tests, Narco-analysis Tests, Forensic Science and Cyber Crimes by P Venkatesh Revised by S K Sinha Ray
  • 6 Indian Politics by Yassin Mohammad ,Srinanda Dasgupta
  • 7 Breaking The Big Story: Great Moments in Indian Journalism by Penguin India
  • 8 Crime and Justice in India edited by: N. Prabha Unnithan
  • 9 Handbook of Journalism and Mass Communication book by V. S. Gupta and Vir Bala Aggarwal
  • 10 Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India (book)
  • 11 History of Indian Journalism book by J. Natarajan Indian Journalism in a New Era: Changes, Challenges, and Perspectives (book)

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.A. in Multimedia and Mass Communication under NEP 2020. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

The complete syllabus

This subject is cut from the University circular for its year. Open a document here if you want the whole thing rather than a single subject.

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