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Question
Explain the similarities and differences between newspapers and radio.
Distinguish Between
Solution
| Newspaper | Radio | |
| History | (a) Introduced in India after the arrival of the British. | (a) Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) first broadcasted English news in 1927. |
| First publication/ broadcast | (b) Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser was the first English newspaper published in India on 29th July 1780 by James Augustus Hickey, an Irish gentleman. | (b) On 23rd July 1927 first English news bulletin was broadcast from Mumbai. |
| Nature of information | (c) News, editorials, public opinion, entertainment. | (c) Entertainment, literary programs, and programs for farmers, women, and youth in regional languages. |
| Function | (d) Information on current events throughout the globe, awareness about issues, advertisements, public debates, etc. | (d) Governmental programs, schemes, information, and entertainment. |
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