TELEVISION AS A MEDIUM FOR NEWS

Contents Introduction(Satish & Richard) Political News (Reena & Harsh) Factual News(Khushbu) Bollywood News/Fashion(Chandani & Dhara) Sports News (Uttam) Debates & Interviews(Avani) Criminal/terrorist(Ronak) What do you think?(Maulik)

Introduction

Media is Any medium through which any sort of information

reach to the people.

Media can Create Awareness Perpetuate Issues Establish Priorities Mold Society (in passive but effective way)

Functions of Media in Society To inform People come to know what, when, where, who,

why & How the things are happening. It brings about greater awareness among the

masses about men and materials. To educate Media educates people by giving information

about food, health, employment, agriculture, technology, modernization etc.

To entertain Movies, serials, animations, music etc.

Types of Media Advertising media Broadcast media Digital media Electronic media Mass media New media News media Print media Published media Social media

News Media The news media are those elements of the mass

media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.

These include print media (newspapers, magazines), broadcast news (radio and television), and more recently the Internet (online newspapers, news blogs, etc.).

THE POLITICS

Impact of media in politics Mass media’s contributions to the political values

of openness and democratic accountability that go by the name of ‘transparency.’

Positive impact A Watchdog on Government

– Voice of poor is heard through media– A trump card for Common man

About to bring a revolution– Succeeded with RTI– The Anna Hazare campaign

Mirror of Society– Help keeping things in control– Show people what they actually do and what

they must do

Negative impact News for Sale

– Phenomena of paid news– Profit Oriented Industry

Manipulated news Favor to political party Don’t reveal truth i.e. that must disclose before

public Believes that News has to be controversial and

entertaining

Controversies

Factual News Breaking news refers to events that are currently

developing, or "breaking." Breaking news usually refers to events that are

unexpected, such as a plane crash or building fire.

Breaking news can also refer to news that occurs late in the day,close to a news outlet's usual deadline.

Interview: Chidambaram calls for "calibrated risks" from RBI

Finance Minister Chidambaram called on Saturday for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to take "calibrated risks" to support the struggling economy as a reciprocal measure to government fiscal efforts.

Railways to introduce onboard shopping facility in Shatabdi

Long journeys on premier Shatabdi trains are set to get interesting with the Railways deciding to introduce onboard shopping facility for a range of luxury product.

'Barfi!' gets standing ovation at Busan

"Barfi!", India's official entry to the Oscars in the foreign language film category, won hearts at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) when it was screened on Thursday, evoking a standing ovation from the audience.

'Barfi!' to compete with 70 films for Oscar nomination

Weather & Natural Calamities

BHUJ: Residents of Bhuj, India, scramble Sunday Jan. 28, 2001, over the rubble left from Friday's massive earthquake. As many as 13,000 people are believed to have been killed by Friday's 7.9 magnitude quake. The epicenter of the quake was near Bhuj, in western India.

Japan Tsunami

Media connected with bollywood & fashion

Today news is considered and is indeed a very strong and the most popular weapon which is used by the media and the public to reach out to the masses and make their voices heard.

Entertaining the public is very important otherwise people will get bored of watching the serious types of news 24x7. Therefore the latest bollywoodnews or bollywood "gup shup" is brought to you by the latest entertainment news.

Bollywood & media Films like taare zameen par, mother india ,3

idiots, chak de india, barfii, rang de basanti, nayak is the greatest impact of media on society.

Issues like casting couch came into limelight because of media only.

Media continuously talk about the personal life of celebrities.

For females very short span of life. Unnecessary gossips throughout the day. Entertainment should be there but only up to a

certain extent. 

Negative side of media in bollywood

The real picture of fashion world disclosed through media

Reality shows

Media & TV industry Impact of satyamev jayate on society

Each week they select a different NGO to help address the issue discussed on Satyamev Jayate.

Maharashtra flags off Generic medicine stores across the state.

Rajasthan high court CJ approves fast track court on female feticide.

Amir's Show on the Disabled Jolts Govt. into Action.

The media coverage of sport has good effects: Money - Media companies pay for the rights to

show a sporting event. Also, sports shown on the tv generate more sponsorship

Education - People learn the rules of the sport from watching it on tv

Role models - Seeing good sports people on tv and in newspapers makes them a role model for people to look up to

Sport and Media

Success sting operation of media

Debate & interviewPositive aspects-Knowledge & question-increase logical thought and grasping power -attitude, approach and behaviour -conducts polls and let public to take part

Negative aspects-Blind follower-Misguide-Hurt society, region & religion-May not real & trustworthy

Business News & sensex Positive aspects-Guide for investment-Forecasting eye-Stability & durability-Strategic consult-Awareness

Negative aspects-Hurt feelings-Chaos & conflict-Create impurity in competition-Disturb economy-Direct finance reform in negative path

Terrorism and the Media Amplifying the Terrorists' Impact:

-The Media as Unwilling Allies to the Terrorists’ Agenda Terrorist Acts are Often Well Calculated Terrorism is Directed to a Larger Audience Perception of Threat Media Coverage and the Terrorist Agenda -The media are (mostly unwilling) allies of the terrorists

-Media want the ‘story’-Terrorists want their ‘message’ spread

Media have a lot of control over the impact of terrorist activity

 

Sansani Sansani serial on Star News,

anchored by Shrivardhan Trivedi is the longest running crime show by a single anchor.

The impact of news reporting on crime.

The news media wield a "double-edged sword" in their coverage of crime and victimization relevant to the "public's right to know" versus "the victim's right to privacy.“

Jessica Lal verdict, proof that Indian media works

Jessica lal verdict

Reality of media

What do you think? Television as a medium for News is Boom or a

Curse?

Thank you