. . . . . . . . is the most important aspect of a journalist.
A. Professional personality
B. Promptness
C. Communicative ability
D. Rational thinking
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News values by Galtung and Ruge gave a . . . . . . . . criterion to news.
A. selection
B. condensation
C. investigative
D. none of these
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Sony Entertainment Television (SET) was launched in India on
A. 10th December, 1999
B. 20th October, 1996
C. 8th October, 1995
D. 11th November, 1997
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Which of the following stands true for hourglass structure?
A. To answer the must pressing questions
B. Itis not generally used in journalistic organisation
C. It is used for short news stories
D. Both A and B
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The birthplace of Indian Journalism was
A. Chennai
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai
D. New Delhi
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When was the first media dependency theory described?
A. in 1976
B. in 1956
C. in 1960
D. in 1950
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A news item is never an exaggeration' comes under the characteristic of
A. objectivity
B. balance
C. accuracy
D. time
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In which parts the mass media is divided?
A. Print and electronic media?
B. Savvy media
C. Libertarian media
D. None of these
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Journalism as an academic discipline can be divided into . . . . . . . . categories.
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Under the Indian Press Act, (1910), the definition of the term seditions Publication was widened. However, it did not include the writings against
A. judges
B. Indian princes
C. the British monarch
D. executive officers
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The chat show We The People is telecast from
A. NDTV
B. CNN
C. Nickelodeon
D. Zee TV network
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Hindu Patriot was started in Calcutta in 1853 by
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Madhusudan Roy &. Girish Chandra Ghosh
C. Joseph Convad
D. Girish Carnad
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The meaning of the term offence has been given in
A. Article 361 of the Constitution
B. Freedom of Information Bill
C. The general clauses Act (1997)
D. Both A and C
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How many departments are there in any newspaper?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Three
D. None
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The TV channel, National geographic is owned by the
A. Ted Turner group
B. Star TV group
C. Zee TV group
D. BBC
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The Press Council of India consists of
A. a chairman and 28 members
B. a president, a convenor and 28 members
C. a secretary general and 30 members
D. a director and 25 members
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It is obvious that in a private firm, the editor would publish only that information, which is acceptable to his bosses. How would he convince his bosses to publish a news item that they do not like to be published?
A. He can tell them that if they do not do so, he would put in his papers
B. He can convince them that the news in question is likely to be published by the rival newspapers and that they should publish it first to kill competition
C. He can tell them that the news should be published (even if they do not like it) in the interest of Journalism ethics and for the benefit of the society
D. All the above
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The chairman of Press Council of India is selected by a committee consisting of
A. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
B. Speaker of Lok Sabha
C. person chosen by the members of the Council from among themselves
D. all the above
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Topresent a report, journalist should be aware of
A. legal rights
B. facts
C. both A and B
D. none of these
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Ethics of reporting include
A. principles of moral conduct
B. canons of journalistic approach
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
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