Starter quiz
- What is misinformation?
- false or misleading information shared by mistake, without intent to deceive ✓
- false information shared deliberately to mislead or harm
- true information used out of context to mislead or harm
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- What is disinformation?
- true information used out of context to mislead or harm
- false information shared deliberately to mislead or harm ✓
- false or misleading information shared by mistake, without intent to deceive
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- What is malinformation?
- false information shared deliberately to mislead or harm
- false or misleading information shared by mistake, without intent to deceive
- true information used out of context to mislead or harm ✓
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- Rules or laws to control or guide behaviour for society's benefit is called ...
- retaliation
- regulation ✓
- manifestation
- retribution
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- Free press is when the media isn't controlled by the ...
- 'Government' ✓
- Which statement is true?
- The media can print what they want, as long as it follows codes of practice. ✓
- The media can print what they want, as long as they don't offend anyone.
- The media can print what they want, as long as they check it with the police.
- The media can print what they want, as long as it's pro-government.
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Exit quiz
- Information that could offend people is classed as what?
- sensitive information
- offensive information ✓
- harmful information
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- Information that, if released, could cause upset and emotional harm is known as what?
- super information
- secretive information
- sensitive information ✓
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- A search engine blocking extremist content is an example of what?
- censorship of sensitive information
- censorship of harmful information ✓
- censorship of offensive information
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- The media's right to publish must be balanced against what individual right?
- 'Individual right to privacy' ✓
- Which is an example of self-regulatory guidelines that media follow?
- Independent Press Censorship Organisation (IPCO)
- Dependent Press Standards Organisation (DPSO)
- Independent Media Standards Organisation (IMSO)
- Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) ✓
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- Which country has very different censorship rules when compared to the UK?
- 'China' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Sometimes media is censored due to potentially causing offence, sensitive content, or harmful content.
- Inconvenience censorship also happens where certain information might need to be restricted.
- Censorship can also happen to support democracy and uphold democratic values.
- There are global differences in censorship, for example, China has very strict censorship.
Common misconception
Censorship is always bad (this might be linked to students' understanding of free press and human rights).
Censorship sometimes needs to happen to reduce offence, upset and harm.
Keywords
Censorship - the control of information or ideas within a society
Media - television, radio, printed and new media which can reach a large number of people
Inconvenient - causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort, often by disrupting plans or making things less easy
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