Journalism | MCQs

Explanation

The Comrade was a weekly English-language newspaper

Mohammad Ali Jauhar published it between 1911 from Calcutta 

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Explanation

• 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

“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)

Explanation

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

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was the first Urdu-language newspaper.

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was established in 1822

Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was established in Kolkatta 

The Editor of Jam-i-Jahan-Numa by Harihar Dutta.

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Explanation

The first Urdu language newspaper published in the newly independent Pakistan was the Daily Imroze,

They were founded by Mian Iftikharuddin in 1947,

Originally published in Lahore. 

Explanation

PRESS means: دبانا

PULL means: کھینچنا

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In a gesture of solidarity and recognition, Palestinian journalists covering the crisis in Gaza have been named laureates of the 2024 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize.

Additional info:

UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Paris.

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Explanation

PFUJ: a trade union federation of journalists in Pakistan.

 PFUJ: affiliated with the International Federation of Journalists.