Fakhar Naveed, Author at Mass Communication Talk

Philosophy of Communication

February 22, 2016 No Comments

Philosophy of Communication Whenever people communicate, questions of right and wrong arise. People always wonder if the statement was said right or not, they scrutinize others statement more than their own. Ethical communication is fundamental to responsible thinking, decision making, and the development of relationships and communities within and across contexts, cultures, channels, and media. Moreover, ethical communication enhances human worth and dignity by fostering truthfulness, fairness, responsibility, personal integrity, and respect for self and others. Unethical communication threatens the quality of all communication and consequently the well-being of individuals and the society in which we live. We should be committed to practicing the following principles of ethical communication: Truthfulness, accuracy, honesty, and reason as essential to the integrity of communication. This is the basis of proper ethical communication. Everything begins with honesty. I believe communication would be of no value in most cases if it were not for […]

Mass Communication

Ideas are Diffused in Society & Process of Diffusion of Innovation

February 22, 2016 No Comments

How new ideas are diffused in society? elaborate the process of diffusion of innovation. Diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system. Diffusion is a special type of communication concerned with the spread of messages that are perceived as new ideas. An innovation, simply put, is “an idea perceived as new by the individual.” An innovation is an idea, practice, or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit of adoption. The characteristics of an innovation, as perceived by the members of a social system, determine its rate of adoption. The four main elements in the diffusion of new ideas are: (1) The innovation (2) Communication channels (3) Time (4) The social system (context) The innovation Why do certain innovations spread more quickly than others? The innovation, to spread and be adopted […]

Misclenious

Reasons for Survival of British Kingship

February 10, 2016 No Comments

In a late survey by a British daily paper it was demonstrated that “70% of British individuals are supportive of the government.” So what does government accomplish for us then? Well until 1603 the English and Scottish crowns were partitioned; this was until the increase of King James VI of Scotland (I of England) to the English Throne. From that point a solitary ruler ruled in the U.K. After the seventeenth century, rulers lost official force and they progressively got to be liable to parliament. This brought about today’s sacred government. So British Monarchy these days does not have much power. However there are motivations to keep the British Monarchy. Research demonstrates that our government is one that has made due for a long time and is as of now the longest enduring government on the planet. This is a motivation behind why individuals are agreeable to the British government, […]

Language Skills & Communicative Abilities

News Writing, Editorial Writing, Column Writing and Feature Writing

February 8, 2016 No Comments

Write comprehensive notes on the following forms of journalistic writing: 1.News Writing News is defined as information about an event, idea or opinion that is timely and that affects and interests a large number f people in a community. News must fulfill the following requirements – It should not have been published any where before; – It should come to the readers for the first time; – A news must relate in one way or the other to the human activity; – It should have an element of interest for the readers – It should impart some sort of information or education to the readers; – It should be concise and accurate News Characteristics A. It is accurate 1. Factual accuracy means that e4very statement, every name and date, every age and address, every quotation is a verifiable fact Accuracy means not only correctness of specific […]

Language Skills & Communicative Abilities

Journalistic Writing and Differentiate Journalistic Writing from Literature

February 8, 2016 No Comments

Discuss prerequisites of journalistic writing and differentiate journalistic writing from literature. Basic Principles: Journalism seeks to answer these questions in every story Who What When Where Why How The newsworthiness of a story may be judged by: Proximity Timeliness Impact Conflict Prominence Currency Human Interest The Unusual Pre-Requisites of Journalistic Writing and Differences between Journalistic and other Forms of Writing: According to American Society of Newspaper Editors, Journalism is to communicate to the human race what its members do, feel and think since this purpose of journalism is different from the other forms of communications. Journalistic writing is different from other forms of writing in several respects – the kind of knowledge it communicates; – the audience for whom the communication is intended – the manner in which communication takes place Like other writings, journalistic writing is made up of words, phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs. The discourse […]

Language Skills & Communicative Abilities

Definition and Techniques of Writing Skill

February 8, 2016 No Comments

Explain the techniques of writing skill and indicate problems in writing. Point out the differences between spoken and written language. Defining Writing Skills: Good writing skills are essential for effective communication. The better you write, the more easily readers will understand you. Learning to write well takes time and practice. It has been agreed that writing is a means of communication made possible through graphics symbols, arranged according to certain conventions to form words which in turn are arranged to form sentences. The sentences are logically and grammatically connected to form a piece of writing. Writing like listening involves a writer (producer) and a reader (receiver). Writing involves interaction between the writer (encoder) and the reader (decoder). Communicative writing means the use of orthography in order to construct grammatically correct sentences which communicate a meaning to the reader Orthography + lexis + grammar + meaning = communicative writing Techniques of […]