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Mass Media and Communications

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

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Understanding Mass Media and Communications

  • Mass media includes television, newspapers, films, magazines, radio, advertisements, video games, CDs, and digital platforms
  • Called 'mass' media because they reach mass audiences comprising very large numbers of people
  • Mass media is part of everyday life in Indian households - radio, TV, newspapers, mobile phones
2

Historical Development - Colonial Period and Print Media

  • First modern mass media began with printing press development by Johann Gutenberg (1440)
  • Initially restricted to religious books, later expanded during Industrial Revolution
  • Print media helped develop nationalism and 'imagined community' (Benedict Anderson)
3

Post-Independence Media (1947-1990)

  • Nehru called media the 'watchdog of democracy'
  • Media expected to promote self-reliance, national development, and scientific temper
  • Fight against social evils: untouchability, child marriage, widow ostracism
4

Television Revolution and Early Programming

  • Color broadcasting began during 1982 Asian Games in Delhi
  • Rapid commercialization of television broadcasting post-1982
  • Hum Log (1984-85): India's first long-running soap opera with 156 episodes

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Mass media refers to communication channelsMass media and society influence eachThe gap between different sectionsBenedict Anderson's concept explaining how massThe blending of information and entertainment

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