Journalism And Mass communication
I. Introduction to Mass Communication
Concept – Definitions, Need/Importance/Purposes, Types of Communication,
Process of Communication, Basic Models.
Functions of a model, Evaluation of a model
Basic models in Mass Communication: –
Lasswell’s Model (1948)
Shannon-Weaver model (1948)
o Osgood,s model (1954)
o Schramm’s model (1954)
o Newcomb’s symmetry theory (1953)
o Westley-McLean’s model (1976)
o Gerbner model (1956)
II. Mass Communication Theories in Journalism And Mass communication
Normative theories of the press: Schramm’s four theories and criticism on these
theories
Media as agents of power
The Spiral of silence
Media Usage and gratifications
Media hegemony
Diffusion of innovations
Powerful effects model: hypodermic needle, magic bullet theory.
Moderate effects model: two-step and multi-step flow of communication.
Powerful media revisited: Marshal McLuhan’s media determinism
III. Global / International Communication in Journalism And Mass communication
The Historical Context of International Communication
Globalization, technology, and the mass media
Communication and Cultural imperialism
Communication Flow in Global Media: Imbalance in the flow of information
between North and South
McBride commission and its recommendations.
International Communication in the Internet Age: the new social media and its
effects on developing world Revised Scheme and Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination

IV. Media and Society in Journalism And Mass communication
Mass media and social change
Media as a social system: The balance between interrelation and
interdependence
Media freedom and its role for democracy,
The functional approach to mass media: four social functions of the media
Media as an awareness agent
Mass media and social representation
V. Mass Media in Pakistan in Journalism And Mass communication
Media system in Pakistan: historical, chronological, and analytical review
The system of journalism and the media system
Employer-employee relations in Pakistani media
Government-press relations
Press in Pakistan: The newspaper industry, from mission to the market
Electronic media: from total dependence to enormous power
The new 24/7 television: uses and abuses
The new radio: potential for change and the present performance.
The question of freedom and responsibility
VI. Development Support Communication
Theories of development support communication with specific focus on the
developing world
The dominant paradigm of development: historical, analytical perspective
The Alternative paradigm of development
Small is beautiful: community development as a snowball effect.
Globalization vs Localization
Glocalization
Social Marketing: how to infuse new ideas into a developing population
VII. Public Relations in Journalism And Mass communication
Concept of Public Relations
Historical development of public relations: from press agentry to PR
Public relation in Pakistan
Ministry of information
Press Information Department (PID)
Public relations and publicity
PR as a tool for governance
Private PR agencies and their structure
Revised Scheme and Syllabus for CSS Competitive Examination
Basic methods of PR: press release, press note, press conference
PR Ethics
VIII. Media Laws and Ethics in Journalism And Mass communication
History of Media Laws in Pakistan
Development of media regulations from British colonial era to independent
Pakistan
Libel, Defamation and relevant portions of PPC
PPO, RPPPO
PEMRA: establishment, development, and operational mechanisms
Press Council of Pakistan (PCP)
Citizens Media Commission: need, present status, and reasons for inactivity
Press Code of Ethics
Inability of the media to develop a code of ethics as an institution
The media’s quest for freedom and its inability to self regulate.
Suggested Reading For Journalism And Mass communication
| S No. | Title | Author |
| 1. | Broadcast Regulations: the German Example | Metzger, Herbert. FES 1993. |
| 2. | Communication Models for The Study of Mass Communication, 2nd Ed | McQuail, Dennis &Windhal, Swen, Longman, 1982. |
| 3. | Convergence Culture: Where old and new Media | Blackwell publishing Ltd, USA. |
| 4. | Communication Theories: Origins, Methods and Uses in the Mass Media 5th Ed | Werner J. Severin, James W. Tankard Jr. Longman, 1997. |
| 5. | Diffusion of Innovations 5th Ed | Rogers, Everett M. Free Press 2003 |
| 6. | Ethics in Journalism: A Reader on Their Perception in the Third World | Kunczik, Michael (Ed.). FES 1999. |
| 7. | Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication 2nd Ed | Gudykunst & Mody, Sage, 2001. |
| 8. | McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory, 4th Ed | Denis McQuail. Sage, 2000. |
| 9. | Media And Society into the 21st Century: A Historical Introduction | Blackwell publishing Ltd, USA. |
| 10. | “Media / Impact” | Wads Worth/ Thompson Learning, Belmont, CA |
| 11. | “Media Now: Communication Media in the Information Age” | Wads Worth/Thompson Learning, Belmont, CA |
| S No. | Title | Author |
| 12. | News Media and Journalism in Pakistan | Khan, Altaf. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. June 2011. |
| 13. | News Media and Journalism in Pakistan and Germany (Ed.) | Khan, Altaf. Peshawar, 2003. |
| 14. | Participatory Development | Hasan, Arif, Oxford, 2010. |
| 15. | Political Communication in Britain: The Leader Debates, the Campaign and the Media in the 2010 General Election, (Ed) | Palgrave McMillan, UK |
| 16. | Political Communication in Asia, | Roultage, NY. |
| 17. | “Precision Journalism: A Reporter’s Introduction to Social and Science Methods”, 4th Ed | Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham, MD. |
| 18. | Report and Recommendations of the Media Commission, appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, 2013 | FES, Islamabad, 2013. |
| 19. | Reporting the Frontier: Media Capacity Building for Peace in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas | Khan, Altaf VDM Verlag Dr. Müllere.K. June 2011. |
| 20. | “Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Vidoes”,.3rd edition | Carbondale: Southern Illinois Press, 2002. |
| 21. | “Directing the Documentary”, 4th edition | Focal Press, 2004. |
| 22. | “Documentary Storytelling: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films”, 2nd edition | Focal Press, 2007. |
| 23. | Principles of Editing | McGraw-Hill 1996 |
| 24. | Journalism–Principles and Practices | Vistaar Publications 2006 |
| 25. | The Hand Book of New Media | London: Sage |
| 26. | Applying Communication Theory for Professional Life: An Introduction (2nd Edition) | London: Sage |
| 27. | Controversies in Contemporary Advertising | Newbury Park: Sage Publications |
| 28. | “Public Relations-Writing & Media Techniques” | Harper Collins College Publishers, NY |
| 29. | Telecommunications Policy in Pakistan” | Telematics and Informatics |
| 30. | “Guaranteeing Copyright- Media Manager’s Guide to Pakistani Broadcast Law” | Media Manager Companion Series Internews Pakistan |
| 31. | “Model Freedom of Information Act”, 2001 | Consumer rights Protection Commission of Pakistan |
