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History CH 5 - Mass Media and History — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesHistory CH 5 - Mass Media and History2 Marks
Question
Knowledge of history is essential for newspaper articles.
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Answer

i. Newspapers provide current news to its readers.
ii. While reporting news in detail, sometimes, the reporters compare it with parallel events which happened in the past. These events are then printed in separate columns.
iii. The writer while writing these columns take help of historical documents or written history.
iv. In order to commemorate certain special occasions, newspapers publishes supplements or special issues to their regular edition.
Therefore, knowledge of history is essential for newspaper articles.

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