History of journalism free download as powerpoint presentation. The history of journalism spans the growth of technology and trade, marked by the advent of specialized techniques for gathering and disseminating information on a regular basis that has caused, as one history of journalism surmises, the steady increase of the scope of news available to us and the speed with which it is transmitted. This newspaper had a short life but it was appreciated at the highest degree. And, most importantly, journalism is alive and well. Even captains of commerce who published newspapers treated this activity as their contribution to the struggle for freedom. Geographically, it is the peninsular region in south. Jeppe matzen, ma in history and journalist specialised in pakistan affairs.
Duffy initiated the discussion by pointing out that journalism, media and the law are interconnected. Muslims in the indian subcontinent 11 akbar issued infallibility decree in which he declared himself the head of state and the head of religious affairs. This period in indian journalism history was marked by political flux, when. After that, a large number of urdu newspapers emerged in cornertocorner of the subcontinent. Journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news to include feature stories and commentary through the wide variety of print and nonprint media outlets.
Wages for journalists were poor and there was no security. History of journalism in india teacher in a local school in churchorem. The role of vernacular press in subcontinent during. History of newspaper in india preindependence before 1947. Indology and asiatic researches indology is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages. Urdu journalism took on a strongly nationalistic note towards the turn of the 20th century. This indian subcontinent has a history of some five millennium years and was spread over the area of one and a half millions of square miles swarup, 1968. History of print media in subcontinent by dilawar dar slideshare. But it is the dissatisfaction of his own soldiers, rather than any defeat at indian hands, which turns him back. Jun 20, 2017 here you find the brief history of newspaper of india preindependence before 15 august 1947 and after independence, name of 1st indian newspaper and brief history of print media in india category. There are three main ways to gather information for a news story or opinion piece. Press centre shahrah kamal ataturk, karachi 74200, pakistan. I n our quest to know what books to read to get a better understanding of indias history, we turned to you, our readers.
A contemporary history of digital journalism en television new media, feb, n. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. History of mass media complementary course of ba englishmalayam semester iii. History of media and journalism in the subcontinent term paper. Hume 1905 the province of bengal partitioned 1906 formation of all india muslim league 1909 the morleyminto reforms 1911 the reversal of the partition of bengal 1914 the first world war starts 1916 the lucknow pact between congress and muslim league.
The civil and military gazette was established in lahore and simla in 1872 and played an important role in the development of englishlanguage journalism in the subcontinent. Its historical existence has remained under query for the traditional and modern developments. We also received many emails suggesting books we had never heard of. The indian subcontinent is a southern region and peninsula of asia, mostly situated on the indian plate and projecting southwards into the indian ocean from the himalayas. History of journalism in india university of calicut. C o n te ste d m e m o rie s, edited by david park, and jefferson pooley, 4369. Feb, 2015 urdu journalism started with jamejahan numa but in point of fact its history begins from 1836, when the father of maulana muhammad hussain azad, maulvi muhammad baqar started delhi urdu akhbar. History of mass media university of calicut school of distance education study material history of mass media complementary course of ba englishmalayalam semester iii prepared by. Mar, 2015 one of the pioneers of indian language journalism was raja ram mohan roy with his persian newspaper miratool akbar. The journalists and the press play a significant role especially during the freedom movements and national struggle. Rohidas bandekar quit his profession to start a pressbandekar offsetwith a meagre investment of rs 24,000. By the start of the 19 th century, muslims had lost control of india and these were the dying moments of muslim rule in the subcontinent but muslims were not ready to accept it mentally after such a long rule in india. Th e fi rst true historian is widely acknowledged as th ucydides, the athenian who wrote th e history ofthe peloponnesian war ome s me i t between 424 and 400 bc th is is all fi rsthand observation and, to my mind, there is no doubt it is journalism. Before partition in 1947, the indian subcontinent includes pakistan, india and bangladesh.
Mass communication in sub continent beginning of journalism 1. A history of india a history of india presents the grand sweep of indian history from antiquity to the present in a compact and readable survey. Birth of urdu journalism in the indian subcontinent. A brief history of mass media in indopak subcontinent with special emphasis on the growth of muslim press. Role of media in strengthening democracy in pakistan. Writing about the injustices faced by journalists is also a way of taking revenge, said i. Discussion on the role of media and journalism in pakistan in context of legal affairs dr. Herman gundert kandathil varughese mappilai swadeshabhimani. It was the largest mass migration in human history. That is why they always took the british as their enemy, whereas the hindus took advantage of the situation and got very close to the british by showing them their. History of muslim press in subcontinent part three news. Nov 03, 2011 urdu journalism took on a strongly nationalistic note towards the turn of the 20th century. The first half of the twentieth century holds a unique place in the history of mankind.
The epochs of indian history are determined by the appearance of. History of subcontinent from 1857 to 1947 in urdu pdf 50. When journalism entered in other parts of subcontinent. Th e origins of journalism lie in exactly the same place as the origins of history. History of education in subcontinent download all pdf ebooks click here pdf file. A few days ago we asked everyone on our facebook and twitter pages to recommend a book on indian history. Beginning in the subcontinent in the subcontinent, journalism started with preliminary handwritten news sheets, prepared by government newswriters during the muslim rule.
A pictorial history of heritage of islamic civilization. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, containing extensive new research and material, as well as an updated preface, bibliography, chronology and index. Actually it is best formate o read history of indian journalism if it is enhence with some things in points, it will more interesting to read. Indology is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the indian subcontinent most specifically the modernday states of india. The history of journalism and media varies from one part of the world to the others and this essay is only focussed on such history in the subcontinent. History of journalism in pakistan pakistan press foundation. The noble and brave traders of arab used to come to the areas of. Equipment of printing press was brought by ship in 1550. Journalism in the subcontinent in the first half of the twentieth century.
Muslim minority of the indian subcontinent should have a separate state as otherwise the hindu. Starting as a medium for politics and then advertising certain products and ideas, newspapers served as the source for informing. History of pakistan and subcontinent mcqs 21 when did sir sayyed established a scientific society in ghazipur which translated the modern works from english to urdu and persian a 1866. The plains of north india are in a politically unsettled state when alexander the great marches into the subcontinent in 327 bc.
The partition was a highly controversial arrangement and remains a cause of tension on the indian subcontinent today. Jun 25, 2011 discussing the difficulties in tracing the developments in the language press, j. Ms, sehrish mushtaq department of mass communication fc college. Feb 12, 2010 journalism history shows us that some things change. Pakistan inherited the local government system from the british. Mass communication in sub continent mass communication. Communication is used as an empowerment tool for developing society. Indian art is a term used in art history to group and study the different artistic expressions created in the historical regions of the indian subcontinent, including modernday india, bangladesh. The history of journalism spans the growth of technology and trade, marked by the advent of. History of tv journalism in india indian media studies. As of 2009, audiences for online journalism still grow. Zameendar was intensely nationalistic, which boosted its circulation to over 30,000 copies.
Page 1 history of press laws in subcontinent printing in subcontinent was started by portuguese. Pakistan must have learned to customize it with local demands but it did not happen because it. Newspaper publication was not profitable and journalism was not paying as compared. The year 2008 was the beginning for a lot of americans to obtain their national and international news from the internet, as an alternate to the newspapers. Zameendar was intensely nationalistic, which boosted its. Journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news to include feature stories and commentary through the wide variety of.
Here you find the brief history of newspaper of india preindependence before 15 august 1947 and after independence, name of 1st indian newspaper and brief history of print media in india category. Dec 07, 2011 history of muslim press in subcontinent part three continued from the previous part before the evolution of the two nation theory in the 20th century presented by allama mohammad iqbal which meant that hindus and muslims of the subcontinent were separate nations and they cannot live together in the same culture. A concise history of pakistan muhammad reza kazimi. Many of you responded with some wonderful suggestions. Natarajan, in his pioneering and famous history of indian journalism, said that an important impediment was that no coherent connected record of progress and growth of the press was available in each of the languages the case of urdu press, which is the second oldest. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Before i discuss the role of muslim press in india and its importance in shaping the public opinion before the partition, it is imperative that i take a brief look at the history of muslims, their invasions in india, the fall of mughal empire, british raj and financial and social condition of muslims in the 19 th century as all of this has a relevance with the political happenings that. The importance of press in an independent society cannot be underestimated. Geologically, the indian subcontinent is related to the land mass that rifted from gondwana and merged with the eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago. History of print media in subcontinent by dilawar dar.
Journalism has evolved since its beginnings in the 18th century. Mass medias job is to inform, persuade, entertain and transmit cultural values. Television broadcast has started as an experimental basis with a financial grant from unesco on 15th september 1959 in 1965, daily onehour program with a news bulletin was started before 1990s, doordarshan had monopolized newscast on television as a public broadcaster, doordarshan presented the news in naturalized manner. On the international plane, this was the period when the oldstyle colonialism entered the phase of imperialism. Discussing the difficulties in tracing the developments in the language press, j. History of media and journalism in the subcontinent. Natarajan, in his pioneering and famous history of indian journalism, said that an important impediment was that no coherent connected record of progress and growth of the press was available in each of the languages. It was the first urdu newspaper to subscribe to news agencies. Akbars motives appear to have some parallels with king henry viii of england who had established the protestant church of england in 1534. Reply to articleplease do not use offensive vocabulary. Milan 2009 has extensively worked on how community media can become a. Introduction in order to communicate with each other human being is using means of verbal and nonverbal for centuries.
Saeed 2009 agrees with herman and chomsky 1988, and herman and mc chesney 1997 as saying that this manipulation of public to manufacturing consent, is a great menace to democracies. It was the golden era of journalism when people connected with this profession made big sacrifices while remaining truthful to their work. History of education in subcontinent change your future. According to richard symonds, at the lowest estimate, half a million people perished and 12 million became homeless as a result of the forced migrations. Journalism as a craft, a profession and even as a trade or business, is over. Urdu journalism started with jamejahan numa but in point of fact its history begins from 1836, when the father of maulana muhammad hussain azad, maulvi muhammad baqar started delhi urdu akhbar. Before the printing press was invented, word of mouth was. Jami jahan numa, the first urdu newspaper of subcontinent had marked the.
Journalism in the subcontinent in the first half of the. The work journalists produce is part of mass media. For the editors and people who worked in newspapers, journalism was a mission. Timeline 1857 to 1947 fazeel history of subcontinent.
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