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Frankfurt School’s View on Mass Culture

Assertion (A): A group of German intellectuals belonging to the Frankfurt school believed in the elite cultural tradition of Europe, Vis-à-vis communication. Reason(R): For them, the mediated mass culture of the us was corrupt and low. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not […]

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Social Construction of Communication and Language

Assertion (A): Since languages and other systems are social products, every society will have a socially constructed grid of communication. Reason (R): Because language is the primary means through which values and norms of society are framed, expressed and reinforce(D) Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true,

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Adorno and Horkheimer’s Concept of Cultural Industry

Assertion (A): Adorno and Horkhiemer believed that mass media were a cultural industry. Reason (R): Since the media were producing ‘safe, standardised’ products to suit the needs of the socialist economy. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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Role of Communication in Development Strategies

Assertion (A): In the field of development communication, administrators and experts have not changed their strategies for long. Reason (R): Because the role of communication in the existing system is negligible. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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Impact of New Media on Objective Journalism

Assertion (A): The new media domination over the youth has made the objective representation of events a clear possibility. Reason (R): the news values of the traditional reporting practice have started shifting towards advocacy as the web world is a playground for individuals. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and

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Development vs. Political News in Newspapers

Assertion (A): Newspapers publish more stories on development because readers prefer them. Reason (R): Newspaper managements prefer political stories and therefore editors prefer them. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is

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Impact of Technology on the Music Recording Industry

Assertion (A): The new technology has made the music recording industry earn huge incomes. Reason (R): File sharing has brought in both economic and copyright issue into the domain of legal conflicts. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of

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Corporate Communication and the Role of Public Relations

Assertion (A): For many, corporate communication is a necessary evil in an era of globalisation. Reason (R): Public relations, as a tool of advertising, will have to make exaggerated claims and distort facts for a favourable image creation. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R)

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