M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Journalism and Mass Communication
NEW AND ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
(2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. New Media
2. E-governance.
3. Information society.
4. What is Globalisation?
5. Knowledge gap.
6. Old media.
7. Functionalism.
8. Post Modernism.
9. Piracy.
10. Information Act.
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Part B 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. Write short notes on digital divide.
Or
Explain the role of new media in Corporate
Communication.
12. Write down the uses of new media.
Or
Describe the main principles of information society
theory.
13. Describe the role of ICT for the development of the
society.
Or
Write short notes on the salient features of Right to
Information Act.
14. Describe the advantages of traditional media.
Or
Write an essay on 'Social Networking'.
15. Write short notes on Software Piracy.
Or
Brief on 'Cyber Law'.
Part C x 10 30)
Answer all questions.
16. Explain the characteristics of new media
technology.
Or
Describe the impact of new media technologies on
youth.
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17. Describe the evolution of new media audience.
Or
Discuss the difference between information rich and
information poor.
18. Explain the various information technology policies.
Or
Describe the characteristics of information society.
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