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What is the term for telling about an event as it happens?
What is the term for telling about an event as it happens?
What is the term for a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news?
What is the term for a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news?
Who is credited with inventing the radio?
Who is credited with inventing the radio?
Who invented the television?
Who invented the television?
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What is the term for the people or documents you use when reporting a story?
What is the term for the people or documents you use when reporting a story?
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Where did journalism with its modern characteristics originate from?
Where did journalism with its modern characteristics originate from?
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Who inaugurated the history of modern journalism in Bengal?
Who inaugurated the history of modern journalism in Bengal?
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Who developed printing around 1439?
Who developed printing around 1439?
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Who developed the first Indian motion picture?
Who developed the first Indian motion picture?
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Where was the first television station set up in India?
Where was the first television station set up in India?
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Study Notes
Types of News Articles
- Breaking news refers to reporting on an event as it happens
- Feature stories provide a detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news
- Editorials are unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion
- Columns are signed articles that express the writer's reporting and conclusions
Journalism Terminology
- Sources refer to the people or documents used when reporting a story
- Journalism is the work of collecting, writing, editing, and publishing material for general information in newspapers, magazines, television, and radio
History of Journalism
- In ancient India, inscriptions engraved on rocks or pillars served as a medium of information
- Emperor Asoka had his Rock Edicts and Pillar Edects posted across his empire and beyond
- During the Sultanate period, the Barid-i-Mamalik or commissioner of intelligence used to serve the authorities with information about the empire
- Journalism with its modern characteristics originated in Europe in the 18th century
- The history of modern journalism in Bengal was inaugurated by Augustus Hicky
Inventions and Innovations
- Alexander Graham Bell succeeded in using wires to send the human voice across long distances in 1876
- Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio in 1901, making it possible to send human voices over long distances
- John Logie Baird invented television in 1920
- Johannes Gutenberg of Germany developed printing around 1439
- Nicephore Niepce and Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre from France developed photography in the 19th century
- The motion picture machines were developed by Thomas Alva Edison in the USA and the Lumiere brothers in France
- The first Indian motion picture was Raja Harischandra by Dada Saheb Phalke
- Television started in India in 1959 on an experimental basis, with the first television station set up in Delhi
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Test your knowledge of journalism terminology with these multiple-choice questions. Answer A, B, C, or D to learn more about journalism concepts.
