What is the difference between mass communication, journalism & media science? Can you suggest some courses for it?
How are job opportunities in this industry?
Asked by Agniv Sinha
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Well you can proceed for B.A. Journalism and Mass communication programme from Lovely professional University. LPU School of Journalism and Film Production organized a national conference on Contemporary Perspectives in Design and Creative Arts' (CPDCA 2018) to have a holistic understanding of issues relating to space, forms, frugality, sustainability and functionality in design and creative arts. The conferences provides a platform for scholars and professionals to share and discuss the innovations and development in the field of design and creative arts. LPU students shared how the conference benefited them by expanding their knowled...more
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Answered by
Priya Mahajan Educationist and Career Consultant since 2010 | Scholar-Level 16
4 years agoHi
Journalism in a broad sense is all about news reporting whereas mass communication deals with different mediums of media to spread messages, information or entertain masses. Reporting in newspapers, magazines, T. V. , radio or the digital mediums usually comes under journalism. Hence first selection should be of a good college which is of repute so that it can give the best academic excellence in the form of best faculty who are there to help you. Added to this, well-equipped labs and library. Exposure of the students to the world market and a wide platform for the student to deal with the world level activities is a must. It would b...more -
Dear Agniv, These both of these are closely related functions of the NEWS industry. When we talk about News media the two main functions are :
1. Collecting the news
2. Editing and transmitting the news. Mass communication deals with the procedure of conveying or transmitting a message to the general population through media like radio, newspapers, magazines, television, internet and so on. However, journalism is concerned with the compilation and transmission of news through the print media and electronic media. And based on the different mediums, the field of journalism can be divided into three broad categories namely the print (I. e....more -
Hi,
Both of these are closely related functions of the NEWS industry. While Mass communication deals with the procedure of conveying or transmitting a message to the general population through media like radio, newspapers, magazines, television, internet and so on. However, journalism is concerned with the compilation and transmission of news through the print media and electronic media. And based on the different mediums, the field of journalism can be divided into three broad categories namely the print (I. e. the newspapers and magazines), electronic (I. e. T. V. and radio) and online journalism. So based on your interests you could...more -
Mass Communication deals with the procedure of conveying or transmitting a message to the general population through media like radio, newspapers, magazines, television, internet and so on. However, Journalism is concerned with the compilation and transmission of news through the print media and electronic media. And media Science is same as mass communication only the name is different.
Here are some career options open to you as a mass comm graduate.
Radio or TV Announcers
Reporters
PR Specialists
Editors
Journalists
Writers and Authors
When you have more experience you can start venturing into careers like Marketing Directors and Communica...more
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