Journal | MCQs

Explanation

The Comrade was a weekly English-language newspaper

Mohammad Ali Jauhar published it between 1911 from Calcutta 

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Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist.

He founded WikiLeaks in 2006

Years active 1987–2019.

Born: 3 July 1971  Australia

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• The founder of ‘Zamindar’ (newspaper) was Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
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• Zafar Ali Khan, was a Pakistani writer, poet, translator, and journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement against the British Raj.
  
• He is generally considered to be "the father of Urdu journalism." 
• Born: 1873, Sialkot
• Died: November 27, 1956, Wazirabad

Explanation

Pulitzer Prize is a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.

First Pulitzer prize was awarded in 1917.

Pulitzer Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

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“APP” news agency belongs to Pakistan

APP stands for Associated Press of Pakistan

It was Founded in 1949

Its Headquarters is located in Islamabad

News Agencies of Important Countries

China: Xinhua

Russia: TASS (Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) 

India: Press Trust of India (PTI)

France: AFP (Agence France-Presse) (also the oldest news agency)

Italy: ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata)

USA: Associated Press (AP)

Britain: Reuters 

Malaysia: Bernama 

Israel: ITIM

Bahrain: BNA (Bahrain News Agency)

Iran: FARS

Syria: SANA(Syrian Arab News Agency)

Yemen: SABA

Indonesia: Antara 

Kuwait: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency)

Kenya: KNA (Kenya News Agency)

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The press is referred to as "The Fourth Estate".

Due to its role in influencing public opinion and holding other branches of government accountable.

This role complements the functions of the judiciary, executive, and legislature, which are considered the three main estates of government.

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Agence France-Presse is a French international news agency

Headquarters: Paris, France

Founder: Charles-Louis Havas

Founded: 1835, Paris, France

it is the world's oldest news agency.

AFP has regional headquarters in:

• Nicosia
• Montevideo
• Hong Kong
• and Washington,

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Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian journalist and crime reporter who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2, 2018. 

He was a prominent critic of the Saudi government.

He had been living in exile in the United States before his murder. 

Khashoggi wrote for The Washington Post.

He was known for his investigative reporting on corruption and human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.

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Dawn is the largest and oldest English-language newspaper in Pakistan.

Quaid-e-Azam was the founder of Daily English Newspaper Dawn.

Among the following, which is the oldest English language newspaper of Pakistan?

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Agency France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world.

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Explanation

The investigative journalist is not willing to reveal the identity of her informant

تفتیشی صحافی اپنے مخبر کی شناخت ظاہر کرنے کو تیار نہیں ہے۔

Informant is verb

Informant → is a person who gives secret or sensitive information, especially to journalists or police 

(یعنی خبر دینے والا یا مخبر)

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