Exercise - Question:
Que: In what ways does the media play an important role in a democracy?
Ans:
(i) It provides information about the working of and decisions taken by the goverment for the welfare of the citizen.
(ii) It also makes the goverment aware of the public reaction on its working and decisions.
Que: Can you give this diagram a title? What do you understand about the link between media and big business from this diagram?
Ans: Title of the diagram : Products and money flow through media.
Some big buisness houses have their own media. Big buisness houses advertise their products in media to sell.
Que: You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.
Ans: Media creates public opinion an a democracy. It can build up public opinion in favour of or against any issue. Today, it has diverted from its real agenda. Instead of highlighting public issues, it is now concentrating upon cheap agendas like fashion shows, child falling in pit, etc.
Que: As a class project, decide to focus on a particular news topic and cut out stories from different newspapers on this. Also watch the coverage of this topic on TV news. Compare two newspapers and write down the similarity and differences in their reports. It might help to ask the following questions–
a. What information is this article providing?
b. What information is it leaving out?
c. From whose point of view is the article being written?
d. Whose point of view is being left out and why?
Ans: Students are suggested to do themself project.