Media, Polity and Democracy — DU B. A. (Hons) Journalism Previous Year Question Papers

3. Candidates have to answer ANY THREE questions from Part A and ANY THREE questions from Part 4. Questions in Part A carry 10 marks each, and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. (a) What do you understand by media and polity? Discuss how media contributes to the functioning of democratic institutions. (b) Explain how media influences political participation in contemporary democracies. 2. (a) Define political communication. Explain its key components and its difference from general mass communication? (b) Discuss the role of agenda setting and framing in shaping political discourse through media narratives. 3. (a) What is fake news? Explain how misinformation and disinformation affect democratic decision-making. (b) Explain the idea of post-truth politics with reference to the contemporary media environment. (a) Critically analyse the impact of private news media on Indian democracy and political discourse. (b) The rise of private news channels and social media has transformed how we understand politics. Discuss how the media after the 1990s has changed political communication and citizen engagement in India. (a) Evaluate how media acts as both a facilitator and a challenger of democratic processes giving relevant examples. (b) Discuss the ways in which media has redefined the public sphere and citizen engagement in modern political lite. (a) Evaluate the transformation of political campaigns in the age of social media, focusing on the use of digital platforms and data analytics. (b) Analyse the evolution of political communication from traditional media to digital media. (a) Critically analyse the ethical and professional challenges journalists face when reporting on political conflicts and elections. (b) Discuss how ownership concentration and corporate influence impact media diversity and press freedom in democracy. 8. (a) Discuss the relationship between freedom of press and media responsibility in safeguarding democracy. 9. (a) Do you think the media in the present time shapes political debates more through narratives than facts? Discuss the role of digital platforms, fake news, and on line political campaigns in this context. (b) In the real world, media, polity, and democracy constantly influence one another. Discuss how this intersection plays out in contemporary India, and how these interactions strengthen or weaken democratic values, giving examples.