BJMC Guru (Journalism & Mass Communication) Study Materials

Study Notes for Print Journalism & Mass Communication Some topics will be discussed by me here, not in detail or briefly explained but concept wise as study notes for examinations/tests of BJMC students. So let's begin! Q1 - What is Mass Communication? Mass Communication: Mass Comm is sending messages to a large number of people by various means like newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, internet etc. Q2 - What is Print Media? Print Media: It is part of Mass Media (Mass Communication) where communication to large number of people is done by printed means like newspapers, magazines, journals, holdings, banners, billboards etc. Q3 - What is Print Journalism? Print Journalism is the profession of Print Media where gathering, editing and reporting of news and events is done on printed means and then presented to large masses of people. Q4 - What is Feature Writing? Feature Writing is writing about a feature story that is quite different from a general story. The writ...

What is Soft News & Hard News - Difference between Soft News and Hard News in Simple Language. Soft News and Hard News are the terms that are very often used in Journalism, both Print Journalism and Digital Journalism. They both are the types of news that are served to the people. In simple words Soft News are the type of news that is basically related to Entertainment, Lifestyle, Art, Tourism, Daily Sports, Fitness, Culture etc. which doesn't impact masses of people's daily lifestyle. It often relates to people's personal lives. You can also say that in Soft News the background information of Hard News is provided. Soft News is the opposite of Hard News. Soft News is generally less important than the Hard News but attracts more people. It is because people like to read these types of News more, like reading a movie review or knowing about an upcoming smartphone or about a tourist place. They are human-interest type stories. While Hard News is something that ...