During The 1940s, social responsibility theory emerged as the predominant normative theory of media practice in the world. It represented a compromise between radical libertarian views and calls for technocratic control. Social responsibility theory put control of media content in the hands of media practitioners, who were expected to act in the public interest. No […]
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Assertion (A): Mass media are powerful political instruments in a popular democracy. Reason (R): Because they can always be effectively used to manipulate people’s opinions and behaviours. (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
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In language vocabulary is: Correct Ans: (D) Explanation:In language, a paradigm refers to a set of forms or structures that follow a consistent pattern. These patterns guide how words change based on their function in a sentence. For example, verbs shift depending on tense, person, or number, and these changes form a verb paradigm. Paradigms
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The different readings of the audience derived from different sub-cultural experiences are called: Correct Ans: (C) Explanation: Aberrant decoding refers to a phenomenon in media and communication studies where audiences interpret a media message in a way that differs significantly from the intended meaning of the sender. This divergence typically results from varied sub-cultural, social,
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Story-telling is a part of Correct Ans: (B) Explanation:Storytelling has always played a powerful role in how people pass down knowledge, traditions, and values. It goes beyond entertainment—it’s a way of preserving identity, heritage, and shared cultural meaning. That’s why we recognize storytelling as a part of culture-specific communication. Different cultures develop their own storytelling
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‘Stereotyping’ is an element of investigation in Representation Studies, which generally concentrate on two aspects: one is physical, i.e. semiotic; the other is intellectual which is known as: Correct Ans: (A) Explanation:Stereotyping is a key focus in Representation Studies, which examine how media portrays different groups, identities, and social realities. These studies usually explore two
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Read the following passage and answer the questions Radio’s development over the years has been very much a function of its potential social usage as a medium. The arrival of phonograph, film and the ‘wireless’ all offered the reporter a tool for presentation that challenged existing communication of time and space, but this was not
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Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following journal of Mass Media Research: Correct Ans: (B) Explanation: Understanding when key journals emerged helps us see how media research developed. Among the given options, the correct chronological order is: B. Journalism Quarterly, Public-Opinion Quarterly, Newspaper Research Journal, Media Asia. To begin with, Journalism Quarterly was established
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