Alagappa University 2008 B.A English INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION - Question Paper

part A — (5 ? eight = 40 marks)
ans any 5 of the subsequent.
All ques. carry equal marks.

1.Bring out the differences ranging from Mass Communication and other kinds of Communication.
2.What are the essential characteristics of News writing?
3.Write on various kinds of interview.
4.What do you know of investigative or depth reporting?
5.Write on newsprint magazines and full fledged magazines.
6.How can advertisements be categorized? discuss.
7.What is photo journalism?
8.Write on the sources of news and the news agencies.

part B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
ans any 4 of the subsequent.
All ques. carry equal marks.

9.'Media writing is a social activity’ – discuss.
10.What are the attributes of a good reporter?
11.Write on news writing for newspaper, radio and television.
12.What are the functions of the press as journalistic medium?
13.‘The editorial wing is the heart of the newspaper’. discuss.
14.Journalistic writing can make or man a citizen of a country’. Do you agree?
15.‘The editorial determines the dignity of a newspaper’. discuss.

Earning:   Approval pending.