NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department of Mass Communication
JUNE, 2017_1 EXAMINATIONS
COURSE CODE: JLS 813
COURSE TITLE: MEDIA AND SOCIETY
TIME ALLOWED: 3 Hours UNITS: 3
INSTRUCTION: Answer 4 questions only. All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) ‘The Mass Media are the agents of social change in the society’ Discuss this assertion. (b) Enumerate the key approaches to social change and explain two. 17Marks
2. Define Social Institutions (ii) Name FIVE types of Social Institutions in Nigeria and explain three. 17½Mark
3. (a) Define “Press Freedom” (b) How does the Constitution guarantee press freedom in Nigeria (c) Give two limitations of press freedom. 17½Marks
4. What is Press Council? Explain TWO reasons for setting up the Nigerian Press Council. Enumerate and explain THREE functions of the Council. 17½Marks
5. Explain the following:
(1) Satellite
(2) Television
(3) Telephone
(4) Microchip
(5) The Internet 17½Marks
6. Discuss the term GLOBALIZATION in relation to development in Nigeria and other developing countries. Argue FOR or AGAINST Globalization. 17½Marks
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