How do films play a role in creating culture? Analyse the mediatisation process through films especially since the last decade

Select any two online news portals of your choice. Study the stories on the first two pages of both the portals for a fortnight and write an overall comment on the following:

1.Their sources

2.Comparison of their level of objectivity and balanced reporting

3.Comparison of their leads or opening para

Trace the growth of digital media during 2020 and compare it to the trend of the previous two years. Cite industry reports

During the recent COVID times, technology has been an enabler in education sector. Give some points to explain how technology based learning has been effective. Also list down and explain the kind of barriers that play a part in technology enabled learning

Discuss a Corporate Social Responsibility case of any brand from India or around the world. Critically evaluate this campaign and the reasons of its success.

Attend a Press Conference by a Political Party online. If you were among the organisers of this Press Conference, what Press release would you have written to be distributed to the Press? Write this Press Release

Visit the Website of any famous Car Brand. Analyse the various elements that you see on the Website, in line with the Branding Proposition of the Company. Critically evaluate each picture, text, hyperlink. Tell us what is good about the communication elements and how they could have been better?

A new gymnasium is coming up in your colony. It will be opening in three months from now. Design a Public Relations campaign for its launch. Which media will you cover? What PR tools would you use?

There are many tools used for communication with the internal publics. Discuss any two of your favourite internal public PR Tools. Cite examples and relevance of these.

Listen to the morning news at All India Radio for three consecutive days. Comment on the News Readers and Format of the Bulletin. Write a letter/ e mail to the News Reader you liked the mos

With the advent of Digital Media, ethical considerations are undergoing a change. Share your views on what and how the online media can do to remain ethical in these changing times.

In the Pandemic situation, science and medical reporting became very important. In your view, what are the unique characteristics of such news coverage? What considerations and preparations must a reporter do while covering medical related stories?

These days, due to viewing of content on mobile phones, short films are becoming very popular. Watch any such pocket move of ten to fifteen minutes duration and write its review.

Many a times, in the haste to telecast a ‘Breaking News’, TV channels do not verify the facts and thus end up giving wrong information. They are found to issue corrigendums later. What steps do you suggest, that the channels must take, to avoid such situations?

In the ‘Sushant Singh Rajput’s death’ case last year, the media ran parallel trials, naming and blaming some people and building hypothetical conclusions to the case being a murder or suicide or conspiracy, even while the judicial judgements on it were still awaited. In light of this incident, highlight the role of ethics and self regulation of media in covering sensitive issues.

Last year due to the shutting of cinema halls because of COVID, many films were released online. Give your views on how OTT Platforms are changing the way Indian audience sees content. Does the subject matter or presentation style change for the Online entertainment content?

The LGBT community is now being represented with empathy and dignity in our media. Pick up any Online media series that portrays such a protagonist. Watch this series and write about how it deals with the issue and the character

Due to social media and easy internet access, people have ways of speaking and reaching out to a large audience. Discuss a social media campaign/ movement that has been used to create awareness about a relevant issue in the society? (Tip: movements like METoo/ change.org etc)

Mobile apps have become almost essential to the modern day living. Discuss any three apps that you use the most. Talk about the features that make these apps popular and why you use them. (Tip: you can discuss any app- banking/ transport/ messaging/ shopping/ entertainment/ music/ maps etc)

Write a feature on Vaccination and myths surrounding it, for an online blog. What kind of research will you need to do for writing this article