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APRIL 2023 SEMESTER

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT BRIEF: ESSAY

OVERVIEW

The coursework component of BCA2593 Ethics & Media Law will be assessed through TWO
(2) assignments and ONE (1) quiz. This assignment brief provides information related to
Individual Assignment. This individual assignment requires you to write a discussion, to cite
relevant articles and examples based on the case given.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME

This assignment is aimed to meet the following course learning outcome:

CLO 1: Analyse the laws of defamation and other media-relevant legal subjects.

PURPOSE

This assignment allows you to understand the media laws and regulations practised in
Malaysia; critically analyse the impact of Malaysian media laws and regulation on the
freedom of the press/speech.

ASSIGNMENT TASK

Actress-cum-model Zarina Anjoulie sues Amyza Aznan for defamation

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — Actress-cum-model Zarina Anjoulie Mohamad Fahizul has filed a
RM3 million defamation suit against fellow actress Amyza Aznan over alleged statements
made by the latter pertaining to the special assistance provided by the government under
the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) for local artistes.

Zarina Anjoulie, 34, filed the the suit on April 23 at the High Court through a legal firm,
Messrs Nurul Hafidzah & Associates by naming Amyza Aznan or her real name Azizah @
Amyza Aznan, 46, as the sole defendant.

Members of the media obtained the statement of claim when sighted during a search in the
e-filing.
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According to the list of court cases, the case was set for mention via e-Review today before
High Court deputy registrar Farah Shuhada Ramli, who fixed May 28 for case management.

In the statement of claim, Zarina Anjoulie stated that after the announcement by the
government on the BPN for the B40 and M40 groups with household income of less RM8,000
and below, some local artistes have voiced out their opinion saying that the government
should also provide special assistance for artistes.

Zarina Anjoulie, who is also an entrepreneur, claimed that she posted a video on her
Instagram page on March 28, which in general said that the ‘special assistance’ was
unnecessary and only eligible artistes should apply for the aid like the rest of the people.

She claimed that on March 29, a group known as ‘Bantuan Covid-Seni 2020’ was created on
the Telegram application to discuss the Covid-19 assistance for local artistes, whereby at
least 819 artistes and arts activists joined the group, including Amyza.

Zarina Anjoulie claimed that through the group, Amzya had used defamatory words against
her, resulting in many members of the group being influenced by the slander. She also
claimed that Amyza had also posted defamatory words against her on her Instagram last
April.

She claimed the alleged defamatory words implied that she was bad-tempered,
irresponsible, a hypocrite and made use of other people to attack the defendant and slander
against other artists.

Zarina Anjoulie claimed that the alleged defamatory words tarnished her reputation,
resulting in her to be in a bad light that caused her to be depressed and sad.

She is seeking general, special and exemplary damages, cost and interest, and other relief
deemed fit by the court.

She also seeking an injunction to prevent the defendant from making other defamatory
comments against her. — Bernama

Source: https://t.ly/Gxlu

Based on the above article;

1. What is defamation under Malaysian law?
2. Explain the elements of defamation and the defences available to defendant in a
defamation action.

Write your assignment using the guide and format provided at Appendix 1.

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SCORING CRITERIA

 This assignment contributes 30% of the total marks for this course.
 The assignment will be graded using the sample Assessment Rubric attached at
Appendix 2. You are advised to study the rubrics closely before and while you work
on this assignment.
 You will be provided with feedback on the assignment before the Final Assessment /
Examination.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

a. Your assignment should be typed using 12-point Arial / Calibri / Times New Roman
font and double spacing.

b. Word limit: 1000 ± 10% words.

c. You are required to submit a softcopy of your work in e-QIU.

d. Prior to submission, the assignment MUST be submitted through Turnitin.

i. The Turnitin report should indicate a similarity index of less than 30%.
ii. Turnitin details are as follows:

TURNITIN Class ID 38914590

Enrollment Key : abc12345
iii. The Turnitin report must be attached together with the assignment.

e. The softcopy of your assignment MUST be labelled in this format:

a. Name_Matric Number_Course Code_Semester
b. Ex: Joshua_QIU 202004-001234_BEL2103_April 2020

Submission Deadline: WEEK 5 (9th June 2023, Friday by 5.00pm)

PLAGIARISM CAUTION
You should not copy another student’s/ group’s work and submit it as your own, or copy
from other sources verbatim without proper acknowledgement. Please note that the
punishment for plagiarism is severe. You can be awarded a ZERO (0) mark and other
penalties can also be imposed.

END OF INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

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BCA2593 Ethics & Media Law

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

GUIDE & FORMAT

1. Cover page (Appendix 3)

2. Table of Contents (Academic Style)
3. Introduction*
4. Content*
5. Conclusion*
6. References (APA 7th Edition Format) *
7. Appendix
8. Turnitin Report
9. Rubric (assignment report)
- An explanation of the items marked with an * is provided

3. Introduction
● Provide a brief introduction on Media Law and Ethics. You may cover the following
points:
● What is Media Law and Ethics?
● Describe what you are going to discuss in the next paragraphs.

4. Content
● You are encouraged to discuss and explain points by separating them into subpoints
/ subtitles.
● All points must be supported by relevant text citations.
● For example:
2.1 Defamation.
2.1.1 General criteria of defamation.
2.2 Defamation referring to the article.

5. Conclusion
● Summarise the points discussed in the content.
● Recommend ways to prevent someone from getting law suit.

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6. Reference
● You are encouraged to refer to current authentic materials. Between year 2018 –
2022.
● Please adhere to the APA format
i. Alphabetical Order
ii. No numbering
iii. Format. You may refer to this site:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formattin
g_and_style_guide/apa_changes_7th_edition.html

https://www.mendeley.com/guides/apa-citation-guide

● All points must be supported by relevant text citations. The sources used to cite or
support your justification must be reflected in the reference.

In-text citation example:

- According to a study by Snow (1982, as cited in Brown, 2014), 75% of

students believe that teachers should not assign nightly homework.

- According to a study by Snow (as cited in Brown, 2014), 75% of students

believe that teachers should not assign nightly homework.

- In fact, 75% of students believe that teachers should not assign nightly
homework (Snow, 1982, as cited in Brown, 2014).

- Snow (1982, as cited in Brown, 2014) concluded that "nightly homework is a

great stressor for many students" (p.34).

● Regardless of the medium of the source, all sources with three authors or more are
now attributed using the name of the first author followed by “et al.”

For example:

Fannon, Chan, Ramirez, Johnson, and Grimsdottir (2019) can be cited as (Fannon,
Chan, Ramirez, et al., 2019).

● For example:
i. Book Reference

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 Foster,D.L.(1993).Front Office Operations and Administration. Singapore.
McGraw-Hill Book Co.

ii. E-book Reference

Evers, B. (2004). The Turn-taking System: Seminar Paper. [Online]
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=ZIf1eXpq1PkC&printsec=frontcover&
dq=turn+taking&hl=en&redir_esc=y. (Accessed on 8th April 2020).

iii. Articles
Bautista,M.L. (2004).Tagalog-English Code Switching as a Mode of Discourse.
Asia Pacific Education, Vol. 5, No. 2, 226 - 233.

8. Turnitin
 Please submit the assignment report for plagiarism check.

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION (HONOURS)
ADVERTISING BACHELOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION
(HONOURS) JOURNALISM BACHELOR OF CORPORATE
COMMUNICATION (HONOURS) BCA2593 ETHICS & MEDIA LAW
APRIL 2023 SEMESTER
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC: ASSIGNMENT TYPE REPORT

NAME
MATRIC NO

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
BCA2593 ETHICS & MEDIA LAW
APRIL 2023
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS

No. Criteria Poor Weak Satisfactory to Good Very Good to Excellent Distinction Score
0 – 1.9 2 – 2.9 3 – 3.9 4 – 4.9 5
1. Identification of Fails to identify the main Identifies the main issue but Identifies the main issue and Identifies the main issue and Identifies the main issue x2
Main Issues issue. limited points to discuss. classify the points for further explains using one or two and explains using more
Definitions; general discussion. insightful information from than two insightful
introduction relevant sources. information from relevant / 10
sources.
X4

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2. Analysis and Present an incomplete analysis Present a superficial analysis and Present a thorough analysis and Present a thorough analysis Present an insightful and
Evaluation of and evaluation of some of the evaluation of some of the evaluation of some of the issues and evaluation of most of thorough analysis and
Issues identified issues. identified issues. identified. the issues identified. evaluation of all identified / 20
Analyze and evaluate the issues.
identified issues
3. Critical Argument Inaccurate choice of literature. Chooses appropriate literature Exhibits fair understanding of Exhibits good understanding Synthesises literature with x6
and Justification of Disconnected and irrelevant and demonstrates minimal literature and provides support of literature and provides original insightful
Literature fragments of explanation. understanding of them. Does not of points. support of points. Makes a interpretation and criticism.
Interpretation of identify the link between the weak case for the main Makes a strong case for the
literature; Clarity of literature and points. conclusion. main conclusion.
argument supporting final / 30
conclusion

4. Grammar and Major spelling and Minor grammatical errors but with Adequate grammar with Good grammar and no spelling Excellent grammar and no X4
language grammatical errors. Overall major spelling errors. minor spelling errors. errors. Occasional sentences spelling errors. Syntax is
Spelling; grammar; poor syntax. Occasional sentences with Occasional sentences with with poor syntax. clear.
syntax (arrangement of poor syntax. poor syntax.
words to give meaning in a
sentence) / 20

5. Structure and Poorly ordered. Difficult to Attempts at sectioning but Sensible sections of text but can Clear sections of text. Flow Excellent sectioning of text. x2
Formatting follow the flow of argument. lacks sense. Flow of the be improved. Flow of the of argument is clear with only Flow of the argument is very
Clear sectioning; No clear sections. Major argument is unclear. Minor argument is still unclear. minor deviations. clear. Follows APA format
Illustrative data; errors in APA format. errors in APA format. Follows APA format well with Follows APA format well. well. / 10
APA formatting one or two mistakes.
6. Citation and Lack of/ no references, major Weak referencing. Some Adequate referencing, Extensive referencing but Extensive referencing using x2
References errors in citation and omission in citation and appropriate citation and using only one type of multiple types of sources.
In-text citations cited; references references format. references format source. Appropriate citation Appropriate citation and
Reference material and references format. references format. / 10
quality – type, recent
Raw Total Score / 100
/ 20%

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QUEST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

(QIU) FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
APRIL 2023

ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

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