Assertion (A): Big newspapers of the country contain more advertisements than news and views. Reason (R): The union government has ideas of re – introducing the price – page schedule to limit the wastage of precious newspaper space (A) Both (A) and (R) are true (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is […]
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Assertion (A): Today’s newspapers have adopted compartmentalisation in planning their pages Reason (R): The modern technology has enabled designers to experiment with their crea- tive ideas of formatting (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,
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Assertion (A): Professionalism among journalism practitioners is rarely found nowa- days as the profession has become a hobby for the new entrants. Reason (R): The new entrants do not have role models to follow, and hence their lack of professionalism cannot be faulted. Correct Ans: (B) Explanation: Today, many critics believe professionalism in journalism is
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Assertion (A): The concept of community Journalism has made a definite exit from the Indian journalistic world. Reason (R): Modern technology has made the reach of TV and radio possible in every nook and corner of the country and supply the community related news effectively. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A)
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Assertion (A): Today the focus of media is more on hype and entertainment than information and education. Reason (R): Because they aim at massive audience consisting of common denominators that have low level tastes and preferences. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
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Assertion (A): The global news supply has become multiagency oriented for variety and verification. Reason (R): The increasing cost of news collection at the global level has made the task of news collection by third world news agencies difficult. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
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Assertion (A): The Western news agencies like Reuters have shifted their focus to specialized areas of news collection. Reason (R): Since the American news agencies are dominant, they are left with very little option. Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
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