Think of something common that we use. It could be
sugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through
what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of
the people that help in the production or trade?
Describe the conditions of employment as well as the
wages of workers in the garment exporting factory. Do
you think the workers get a fair deal?
What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead
of selling at the Kurnool cotton market?
Buying and selling can take place without going to a
marketplace. Explain this statement with the help of
examples.
All persons have equal rights to visit any shop in a
marketplace. Do you think this is true of shops with
expensive products? Explain with examples.
As a class project, decide to focus on a particular news
topic and cut out stories from different newspapers on
this. Also watch the coverage of this topic on TV news.
Compare two newspapers and write down the similarity
and differences in their reports. It might help to ask the
following questions
a. What information is this article providing?
b. What information is it leaving out?
c. From whose point of view is the article being written?
d. Whose point of view is being left out and why?
You have read about the ways in which the media sets
the agenda. What kind of effect does this have in a
democracy? Provide two examples to support your point
of view.