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Nikita VermaAIR 30· 2081

Question 11Answer the following questionsEthicsGS3

You are one of the producers of a television reality show. The show is very popular in the country and has a wide viewership among all sections of the society and across various regions. However, a controversy has emerged wherein in the latest season of the show, a contestant from the film industry who has been accused of sexual harassment by many of his co-workers has been accepted as a participant. Several media houses have reported it and have criticised the show for giving a national platform to one of the country's most high-profile alleged perpetrators of female harassment. They term it as a denigration of those women who had bravely spoken up about their harassment. In a personal capacity, you also feel the same and are of the view that such a controversial person should not have been invited to the show. However, when you talk to other producers about it, they opine that the controversy is good for the show, as it generates free publicity. Also, they say that a person is not guilty unless the court of law declares so and the career of a person should not be sabotaged due to media trial. Moreover, the person in question is very close to the host of the show, who is an extremely popular public figure in the country. The show commands a huge fandom and success of the show is also contingent on him. None of the producers want to antagonize the host.

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Introduction

Context case study about television reality show and sexual harassment allegations

11 words

Topper

Nikita Verma

AIR 302081

Subject & Paper

EthicsGS3

Topic

Media Ethics and Gender Justice

Gender-based violence and media responsibility

Platform and accountability in entertainment

Writing Stats

11

Total words

Formal case study

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