This document discusses print media and its history. It notes that print media refers to paper publications such as books, magazines, and newspapers. It states that James Augustus Hickey started the first Indian newspaper, the Calcutta General Advertiser or the Bengal Gazette, in 1780, marking the start of the Indian print media industry. The document also provides a timeline of important developments in electronic media from the telegraph in 1838 to the transistor and early computers in the 1940s-1960s.

2. • Debate is a formal
contest of
argumentation
between two teams or
individuals

3. • Media isameanoftransmitting
themessage,thoughtopinionand
viewpoint.Itspurposeisto
facilitatecommunicationand
learning.oftransmittingthe
message,thoughtopinionandview
point.Itspurposeistofacilitate
communicationandlearning.

4. • Print media refers to
paper publications
circulated in the form of
physical editions of
books, magazines,
journals and newsletters.

5. • James Augustus Hickey is considered as the "father
of Indian press" as he started the first Indian
newspaper from Calcutta, the Calcutta General
Advertise or the Bengal Gazette in January, 1780 and
thus the history of Indian Print Media started from
the very same year.

6. newsp
apers
TYPES OF
PRINT MEDIA

14. • Themediawhichuseselectronicenergyto
transmitinformationtotheenduseriscalled
electronicmedia.
• ItappearsasTV,radio,computer,internet,
moviesetc.

15. Telegraph, 1938
Telephone, 1876
Radio, 1895
Television, 1927
Early Computer, 1942
Photocopy Machine, 1946
Early Computer, 1942
Photocopy Machine, 1946
Transistor, 1947
Microcomputer, 1960’s
Computer, between 1960’s & 1980’s

17. Que: 1 What is a debate?
Ans: Debate is a formal contest of argumentation
between two teams or individuals.
Que: 2 What topic for a debate did Mrs. Munshi find?
Ans: Mrs. Munshi found printed words v/s electronic
media as the topic for debate.

18. Que:3 What is the role of a Chairperson?
Ans: The role of a Chairperson is to conduct the
debate, give a short speech regarding the
topic in general and to keep a track of the
time.
Que:4 What do the debaters in each team do?
Ans: The debaters in each team keep their point of
views alternatively.

19. Que: 5 How does the audience get to participate
in a debate?
Ans: The audience gets to participate in a
debate as they are allowed to pose
questions about the points presented by
the speakers.
Que:6 Who is the chairperson in the classroom
debate?
Ans: Avani was elected to be the chairperson in the
classroom debate.