SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD
Combined Competitive Examination, 2021
JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Wednesday the 23rd February, 2022.
Time: 02:00 pm to 05: 00 pm Maximum marks. 100
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Note:- Attempt any Five Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
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Question No.
01 Today Social Media has taken centre stage role in the daily life of the youth in our society; give your comments on this statement in the light of the Dependence Theory by Sandra Ball and Melvin Defleur.
02 Describe the Theory of Diffusion of Innovation in context of Globalization.
03 Suppose you have to publish a new radical magazine, what type of research would you conduct? Enlist strategies for successful gate-keeping.
04 Define Haberma’s “Public Sphere”, and how capitalism has reduced access of information to the public.
05 “During the war period, it came to be recognized that the mobilization of man and mean was not sufficient; there must be mobilization of opinion”, interpret the importance of above notion in the context of International Communication and Propaganda.
06 “Media Laws in Pakistan are a hindrance in the way of free media”, give your arguments for or against the above comment keeping in view the current laws and ordinances relating to electronic media in Pakistan.
07 Enumerate the historical development of Public Relations from traditional mechanism to modern era.
08 “The Development Support Communication is vital for under developed world because it provides ample opportunities to the less developed areas in term of raising the standard of living”. Discuss.
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