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Hey there! I am Arpit Chaudhary or just PRO_RAZE studying in Amity University, Noida. Welcome to BJMC Guru blog, just a blog I created to put up notes and stuff that are given in the BJMC (Journalism & Mass Communication) course. So from here you can access all the posts from this blog quite easily.

* Positive Social Impact of Television - TV Notes For BJMC
* Digital Advertising Definition, Strategies & Benefits
* Types of Research & Research Methodology - Media Research
* What is News Room, Output Desk & Input Desk - Importance of News Room
* Types of Camera Shots & Angles in Film (Film Production)
* Advertisement Which Made an Impression On You
* Tips for a student doing BJMC course (Media Students Tips)
* Newsworthiness - What Elements Makes a Story News Worthy?
* Study Notes for Print Journalism & Mass Communication Theories (BJMC)
* Social Media is taking over the world and changing our society! - Essay on Social Media (Digital Media)
* Newspaper Production - How it's BASICALLY done
* There was decline of Newspapers and now There's decline of TV usage - Short Essay
* Role of Media in Our Life and Today's World! - Essay on Media
* Berlo's Model of Communication (SMCR Model) - Communication Models
* Shannon and Weaver Model of Communication
* Magic Bullet Theory (Hypodermic needle model) - Communication Models
* Types of Leads in a News Story (Journalism)
* Departments of the Newspaper (Print Journalism)
* What is Journalism? Sources of News and Qualities of a Journalist
* What is Soft News & Hard News - Difference between Soft News and Hard News
* What is Mass Media? - Importance, Functions, Types of Mass Media, Mass Media Theories and More!
* Various Types of Media (Print, Electronic, Digital and Traditional Media)


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