Which of the following are features of the broadcast (first media) age? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Decentred

2.One-way communication

3.Many-way communication

4.Pre-disposed to state control

5.A means of inequality

A1, 2, 3 only

B2, 4, 5 only ✓ Correct

C3, 4, 5 only

D1, 3, 4 only

Correct answer: (B) 2, 4, 5 only

Explanation

The features of the broadcast or first media age here are one-way communication, a pre-disposition to state control and being a means of inequality.

Statement 2 one-way communication reflects the flow from a single centre out to a mass audience.

Statement 4 pre-disposition to state control marks how centralised broadcasting is easily regulated by the state.

Statement 5 a means of inequality captures the uneven power between the broadcaster and the passive audience.

Being decentred belongs to the second media age, not the centralised broadcast age.

Many-way communication is likewise a second-media-age trait and stays out of this set.

Mark Poster's scheme contrasts this first age with the interactive second media age.

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