Civics Ch - 6 Understanding Media Social Studies - Civics Ch - 6 Understanding Media

Government censored the media during emergency period between

Which is the main source of income of media

Which has brought the world closer to us?

Which among the following is/are included in electronic media?

Identify the correct option that represent the following information.
I. It covers small issues which the media will not be interested to cover.
II. It is also made in documentary films by cheap cameras.
III. It is generally represented in regional language.

Assertion (A) Changing technology in the media industry primarily aims to reduce the reach of mass media.
Reason (R) Modernising technology helps media reach more people and improve the quality of content.

Assertion (A) Newspapers and magazines are often referred to as print media.
Reason (R) The technology that mass media uses is static and unchanging.

The media decides what to focus on and in this way, 'it sets the agenda'.

Changing technology improves the quality of sound and the images.

Balanced report discusses only one point of view or one side of story.

The first printed book 'The Bible' was published by Gutenberg.

Asking the government to rethink its programme is one of the ways people react.

Mass media earns money through __________ .

With __________ typewriters, journalism underwent a change in the __________ .

Technologies used in mass media are very __________ .

__________ media is important in a democracy.

__________ is the earliest form of mass media.

Can you think of an issue that does not seem Important to you because it is never featured in the media?

What is the consequence of the media 'setting the agenda' by reporting on the Fashion Week rather than the slum demolitions?

Pretend that you are a journalist for a newspaper and write a balanced story from the two news reports.

Do you think it is important to know both sides of story? Why?

Take a newspaper and count the number of advertisements in it. Some people say that newspapers have too many advertisements. Do you think this is true and why?

News of India Report
Crackdown on Polluting Factories
Protestors Block Roads and Disrupt Traffic
Violent protests by owners and workers brought the city to a standstill today. People getting to work could not do so on time because of huge traffic jams. The owners and workers are protesting the government's decision to close down polluting factory units.
Although, the government did take this decision rather hastily, the protestors have known for quite some time that their units are not legal. Moreover, the levels of pollution in the city will be greatly reduced by this closure. Mr Jain a well known figure in the city said, "With our city gradually becoming India's new business hub, it is important that it be a clean and green city. Polluting factories should be moved. The factory owners and workers should accept the relocation being offered by the government instead of protesting".
India Daily Report
Closure of factories causes unrest
The closure of one lakh factories in the city's residential areas is likely to become a serious issue. On Monday, thousands of factory owners and workers took to the streets to strongly protest this closure. They said that their livelihoods would be lost. They say that the fault lies with the municipal corporation because it continued to issue licenses for new factories to be set up in residential areas.
They also say that there were no adequate relocation efforts. The owners and workers plan a one-day city bandh to protest against this closure. Mr Sharma, one of the factory owners said, "The government says that it has done a lot to relocate us.
But the areas they have sent us to have no facilities and have not been developed for the last-five years."
(i) Are the above stories in the two newspapers similar? And if not, why not? What in your view, are the similarities and the differences?
(ii) If you read the story in the News of India, what would you think about the issue?

Write a brief note on 'local media'.

How does television affect our lives?

The media serves a fundamental purpose by supplying the information essential for informed discussions. A wall functioning democracy relies on citizens making knowledgeable decisions and this lies on the type of information they access.
(I) What is the role of media in democracy?
(II) What do you mean by balanced report by media?

'The reality is that media is far from independent' Comment.

Last month, the media covered all the news related to celebrity gossip, but they seemed to ignore the pressing issue of pollution in our city. Pollution created a lot of problems for the people of the city, yet the media falled to cover it.
(I) Why is it important for the media to balance entertainment and news about critical issues?
(II) What is the role of media in our lives?

An article is published about the role of huge money in changing the media. Why does the media require huge amount of money? Explain how mass media earn money.

What do you mean by an independent media? Why is It Important for the media to be independent?

Why do you think that existence of local media is important? Explain with example, the ways through which people at local level get informed.

Discuss the role of technology in media.