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The primary function of the
mass media system is to

s the total way of life of a
people

_presupposes that less
powerful nations often
depend on powerful nations
in terms of consumption of
mass media messages

The first electric typewriter
was used for commercial
use in
?

In what year did IBM
Corporation market its
Electric Typewriter with
memory
?

On a general note, social
structure enables
sociologists appreciate a
person’s position in respect
of

A mass magazine is also
known as

The term communication is
derived from the
word, “communicare”

A theory according to
Wilbur Schramm is

The production and
diffusion of the media by
powerful countries to the
detriment of developing
countries has led to the
concept of

The vacuum tube amplifier
(the valve) was produced in
1913 by
?

Skin colour is an example
of
communication

The family and kinship
institutions, educational
institutions, economic
institution, political
institution, legal institution,
religious institution and
health institution are all
types of

In what year was W.
Caxton, book printed in
English
?

Social cohesion is
maintained by

Baird demonstrated the first
colour television pictures in
what year
?

serve as a compass or
guiding instrument of
various professions across
the world

The name under which
sociologists study inequality
in society, that is, the
unequal distribution of
goods and services, rights
and obligations, power and
prestige is

is the general science of
right and wrong

What is the full meaning of
the acronym ENIAC
?

Before modern means of
communication, Africans
had a solid communication
super-structure known as

Dynamism as one of the
characteristics of a theory
means

The first words were
transmitted on a telephone
by Alexander Bell in
?

The
is the decoder of the
message.

Human communication falls
into two broad categories
namely
and

26. Press freedom connotes

News Line program is a
program aired by the
_broadcast station

A process by which
organism develops
naturally from a simple to
complex organism
overtime, is called the

The first satellite radio
message was transmitted in
?

Communication serves as
an instrument of
interaction.

The study or use of
processes especially
computers for storing,
retrieving and sending out
information of all sorts into
a global village is called

In what year did Xerox
Corporation introduce the
‘daisy’ print wheel
?

Touching is a form of
communication

The two primary mass
media channels of
communication are

is the process of
transferring information
within an individual

The Research and
Documentation Committee
undertakes on behalf of the
Council an important aspect
of
journalists.

The first computer
(EDSAC) with stored
memory was demonstrated
first in

is also known as the
source, the encoder, the
communicator or the
sender

The term communication is
derived from the French
“communis”, which means

is the receiver’s response
to the source’s message

The contemporary class
structure of Nigeria has the
on top of the ladder.

The most powerful media in
the world today is the

Press freedom is practically
the same thing with

The British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC) started
its first public television
service in the world in
?

communication is also
known as face-to-face
communication

is when three or more
people come together with
a view to achieving a
specific goal

The concept of social
structure has to do with

The media as “great
mentioners” means

The basic assumption of a
normative theory is that

The subtle influence of the
mass media on the habits
of the audience is referred
to as