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Mass Media and History

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · History and Political Science

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Meaning of Mass Media

  • 'Mass' means an aggregation of people.
  • 'Media' means various modes of communication.
  • Mass media is a field of mass communication.
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2. History of Newspapers in India

  • Newspapers became the first mass medium of circulating information and knowledge among people.
  • The first English newspaper of India was printed on 29th January 1780.
  • It was named Calcutta General Advertiser or Bengal Gazette.
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3. Newspapers and Social Awareness

  • Newspapers helped create social awareness in society.
  • Darpan printed news about political, economic, social, and cultural events.
  • Prabhakar carried writing that spread awareness.
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4. Magazines and Journals

  • Magazines and journals are periodical publications.
  • They may be weekly, biweekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, six-monthly, annual, or irregular.
  • Balshastri Jambhekar started Digdarshan, the first monthly magazine in Marathi.

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Mass means an aggregation of peopleNewspapers became the first mass mediumThe first English newspaper of IndiaDarpan was started in 1832Prabhakar was started by Bhau Mahajan

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