Journalism CSS Paper I 1996

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-1996
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Time Allowed: 3 Hrs, Max, Marks: 100
Note: Attempt FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks:

1. For a good reporter and a news analyst, it is important that he should be well-versed with the Directing Principles of the constitution, national history, security concepts, and the nation’s psyche. Discuss.

2. Make a comparison of the impact of electronic media with the print media on the national outlook.

3. Describe the characteristics of feedback and determine its role in making the process of communication effective and efficient.

4. What is objective reporting and where does it start hurting people as well as society?

5. How can media play a constructive role in opinion-making?

6. Our media do not mirror the soul of our nation; have become the prophet of doom, spread cynicism, and graft foreign values. Discuss.

7. Give an overview of the evolution of the Press in Pakistan before and after independence.

8. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:
   (i) Two-step flow of communication
   (ii) Educational functions of electronic media
   (11) Problems of the Press in Pakistan
   (iv) Opinion leader
   (v) Communication noise
   (vi) Encoding and decoding