Understanding Media Social Science - Understanding Media

Which invention has brought the world closure?

What sit eh main source of income of the media:

Which has brought the world closer to us?

What do you mean by factual information?

When did India censor the media?

State whether the given statements are True or False.
Balanced report discusses only one point of view or one side of story.

Since TV time costs so much money, only those programmes that can attract the maximum number of viewers are shown. True/ False

The technology that mass media uses keeps changing. True/ False

State whether the given statements are True or False. Media can be divided into print media and electronic media. 

The media decides what to focus on and in this way they sets agenda. True/ False

Most of the cartoons that we see on television are from __________ and __________.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
At times media is prevented from publishing a story, this is called __________.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
___________ and __________ are a recent phenomena in the media.

Fill in the blank.
It is important that the information given by media should be _______.

Fill in the blank.
Most of the cartoons that we see on television are mostly from ______ or the _______.

As a class project, decide to focus on a particular news topic and cut out stories from different newspapers on this. Also watch the coverage of this topic on TV news. Compare two newspapers and write down the similarity and differences in their reports. It might help to ask the following questions:

1. What information is this article providing?
2. What information is it leaving out?
3. From whose point of view is the article being written?
4. Whose point of view is being left out and why?

What is a balanced report?

How much does it cost to advertise on a news channel?

What do you mean by branding?

How modernisation of media serves useful for us?

What do the word media mean?

How can we say that media is far from freedom?

Define censorship.

What do we mean by mass media?

What is censorship and factual information?

You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.

Can you give this diagram a title? What do you understand about the link between media and big business from this diagram?

In what ways does the media play an important role in a democracy?

How has television brought the world closer to us?

Most television channels and newspapers are part of big business houses. Why?

Describe the causes why media is not said to be independent?

How did the India Daily report the decision?

Briefly write about the news report of News of India.

Why is local media gaining prominence? Give an example.

How has technology helped media?