Social Studies Question(1 Marks)

Issue which is important but never featured in media is the poor sanitary conditions of the people living below the poverty line.

By 'setting the agenda' on the Fashion Week rather than the slum demolitions, media houses will earn huge amount of money.

Balanced story
→ The government order closure of polluting factories in the city. The pollution had already reached dangerous levels.
→ Factory owners and workers protested violently against the closure. The city life came to a standstill.
→ For clean and green city, closure of factories was essential.
→ The government should have relocated the factories at suitable locations with proper time frame.

Yes, it is important to know both sides of story in order to develop correct views about that information and give opinions.

Yes, it is true that newspaper have too many advertisements.
These advertisements are necessary as they reduce the cost of newspaper and make it affordable for the people.

The things I know about some other part of the world from watching television are
→ Tsunami in Indonesia.
→ Rita and Caterina in USA
→ Blast in Samjhauta Express

Most of the people in my neighbourhood use internet.

Older members of my family used to listen Vividh Bharati on the radio. The first TV came in 1984 in our area. Cable TV was introduced in 1990 in our area.

Two ways people show their dissatisfaction with the government decisions are by
(i) Organising public protest
(ii) Starting a signature campaign

Independent media is one which is not under the influence and control of anyone.

Mass media is a form of media that reaches millions of people or the masses across the country and the world through TV, radio and newspapers.

Media is a term used to define all forms of communication like radio, TV, newspapers, internet, etc.

The cost to advertise on a news channel depends on the popularity of the channel. It varies from ₹ 1000 to ₹ 1,00,000 per 10 sec.

Signature campaign is a letter or a petition signed by large number of people to demonstrate support for a cause or an action.

Balanced report is one which deals with all point of views of the story and the story/ information should not be biased

People come to know about the working of government through the information provided by media.

Some advertisements are repeatedly shown on TV in the hope that people will go out and buy the product that is advertised.

One merit of television is that it has made us to think of ourselves as members of a larger global world.

Merit of changing technology to media is that it helps media to reach more people.