E-C-404 :- Mass Communication and Media Studies

Paper Name     : E-C-404: Mass Communication and Media Studies

Name                : Amita C. Jani

Roll No.             : 10

Semester         : IV

Topic                 : Journalism

Date                  : 22/10/2011

Submitted to   :  Dr.Dilip Barad

                            Department of English,

                            Bhavnagar University.

Journalism

           Journalism is a very important form of mass media and in the modern society, journalism have become the chief source of information and opinion about public affairs. Journalism is instant history means journalist will not tell about the past but they will describe to public about present incident and what is happening around the world. The first newspaper in India was published by James Hicky in January 1780. It was called Bengal Gazette and announces itself as “weekly political and commercial paper open to all parties but influenced by none”. Bengal Gazette was two sheet paper measuring 12 inches by 8 inches, most of the space being occupied by advertisement .As the role of press becomes the mediator between public and policy maker, their role is very important as well as very informative in society. Like it is watch dog of democratic society, social responsibility, investigation of scams. To propagate social reforms in society, passing information, motivating power of the society, emphasizing education, opinion builder, general debate and it acts as people’s mouth piece and the press occupation is pivotal a position in the life of a nation and its people.

Press council of India:

         This body has the power to warn, stop and censor any editor’s or journalist’s work who faults the standard of journalistic ethics and public texts.

There are five types of different journalism and that are:

• Advocacy journalism
• Broadcast journalism
• Investigative journalism
• Tabloid journalism
• Yellow journalism

        In conclusion, Journalism is a very popular vehicle of communication in present time which designed to convey information  and idea and impression to many people simultaneously.