Mass communication refers to the academic study of how individuals and organizations use mass media like newspapers, television, radio, and film to relay information to large segments of the population simultaneously. Graduates of mass communication programs work in fields like news media, publishing, advertising, public relations, and research. There are various types of mass media including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and outdoor advertising. Careers in mass communication include positions in advertising, journalism, radio/television/broadcasting, and public relations. Many mass communication students are placed in reputed media organizations after completing their programs.

1. MASS COMMUNICATION

2. What is mass communication Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of the various means by which individuals and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. It is usually understood to relate to newspaper and magazine publishing, radio , television and film , as these are used both for disseminating news and for advertisement The term 'mass' suggests that the recipients of media products constitute a vast sea of passive, undifferentiated individuals The word 'communication' is really equated with 'transmission', as viewed by the sender, rather than in the fuller meaning, which includes the notions of response, sharing and interaction. Graduates of Mass Communication programs work in a variety of fields in traditional news media and publishing , advertising , public relations and research institutes

3. TYPES OF MASS MEDIA NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES CLASSIFIED ADS SMALL SPACE ADS YELLOW PAGES ADS RADIO TELEVISION OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

4. JOURNALISM Journalism is concerned with collection and dissemination of news through the print media as well as the electronic media. This involves various areas of works like reporting, writing, editing, photographing, broadcasting or cable casting news items.

5. MODULES OF JOURNALISM Print Journalism Electronic (Audio/Visual) Journalism

6. PRINT MEDIA Print Journalism includes newspapers, magazines and journals. In print journalism one can work as editors, reporters, columnists, correspondents etc Students in the print program will acquire skills in analytical thinking, lucid writing, and effective interviewing to be able to present a clear and forceful picture of their subject in words and images. To have a broad background, students are encouraged to earn more than 60 percent of their credits in other departments, thereby developing a wide understanding of the world and the processes that make society work.

7. Electronic (Audio/Visual) journalism Electronic journalism includes working for Radio, Television and the Web. In the web, skilled people are required to maintain sites by web newspapers (which cater only to the web and do not have print editions) and popular newspapers Electronic journalism for electronic news gathering - is most associated with broadcast news where producers, reporters and editors make use of electronic recording devices for gathering and presenting information in telecasts and radio transmissions reaching the public

8. FORMS OF PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA Broadcasting , in the narrow sense, for radio and television . Various types of discs or tapes . In the 20th century, these were mainly used for music . Video and computer uses followed. Film , most often used for entertainment, but also for documentaries . Internet , which has many uses and presents both opportunities and challenges. Blogs and podcasts , such as news , music , pre-recorded speech and video ) Publishing , in the narrow sense, meaning on paper, mainly via books , magazines , and newspapers . Video games , which have developed into a mass form of media since cutting-edge devices such as the PlayStation 3 , XBox 360 , and Wii broadened their use. Mobile phones, often called the 7th Mass Media, used for rapid breaking news, short clips of entertainment like jokes, horoscopes, alerts, games, music, and advertising

9. Public relations Public relations is the art and science of managing communication between an organization and its key publics to build, manage and sustain its positive image. Examples include: Corporations use marketing public relations (MPR) to convey information about the products they manufacture or services they provide to potential customers to support their direct sales efforts. Typically, they support sales in the short and long term, establishing and burnishing the corporation's branding for a strong, ongoing market. Corporations also use public-relations as a vehicle to reach legislators and other politicians, seeking favorable tax, regulatory, and other treatment, and they may use public relations to portray themselves as enlightened employers, in support of human-resources recruiting programs. Non-profit organizations, including schools and universities, hospitals, and human and social service agencies, use public relations in support of awareness programs, fund-raising programs, staff recruiting, and to increase patronage of their services. Politicians use public relations to attract votes and raise money, and, when successful at the ballot box, to promote and defend their service in office, with an eye to the next election or, at career’s end, to their legacy.

10. Careers in Mass Communication Advertising In a career in advertising, one will be involved in research pertaining to developing advertising strategies, how advertising campaigns are produced, and how marketing plays into advertising. Careers in advertising include positions such as an advertising or marketing specialist, copy writer, media planner, media buyer, creative director, and media sales representative.

11. RadioTelevision/Broadcasting/ELECTRONIC Media There are many careers relating to radio-television/broadcasting/electronic media that include positions as a broadcasting station manager, director of broadcasting, film editor, news director, news writer, technical director, advertising sales coordinator, media buyer, actor, announcer, disc jockey, news anchor, public relations manager, comedy writer, casting director, producer, talk show host, and many more

12. Journalism As a journalist, one will involve themselves in the researching, collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of information/news and then communicating it to the public through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, etc. Journalism offers career positions as reporters, editors, newscasters, authors, copywriters, publishers, technical writers, media interviewers, talk show hosts, and more.

13. PLACEMENTS almost all our students are placed in reputed media organisations, such as : Doordarshan News NDTV CNN-IBN Enadu Television News X News Live Channel Channel Look East Hindustan Times The Times of India The Indian Express The Sentinel Asomia Pratidin The Press Trust of India (PTI) Headlinesindia.com American Embassy, New Delhi National Rural Health Mission Assam Central University Sikkim Manipal University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati GAIL India Ltd NTPC Power Grid Perfect Relations R K Swamy BBDO

14. ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY:-10+2 SELECTION PROCEDURE:- APPTITUDE TEST INTERVIEW

15. DATES PTU(CORRESPENDENCE) 15 OCT PTU(REGULAR) 15 SEP TMU 15 JAN SPECIALISATION

16. COURCE DETAIL SPECIALLISATION PTU(CORESPONDENCE) POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MASS COM(RS.7,550 EACH 2 INSTALLEMENT) DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA(RS.8,550 EACH) POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA(RS.11,550 TMU DIPLOMA IN MASS COMMUNICATION B.A MUSIC DIPLOMA IN MUSIC(RS.43600) DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA DIPLOMA IN JOUNALISM POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MULTI MEDIA PTU(REGULAR) DIPLOMA IN MASS COM(RS.7,050 EACH) POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MASS COM(RS.7,550 EACH 2 INSTALLEMENT) DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA(RS.8,550 EACH) POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MULTIMEDIA(RS.11,550)

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