Starter quiz
- What is democracy?
- being able to vote in free and fair elections and take part in your government ✓
- being unable to vote in free and fair elections or take part in your government
- absolute authority of government with no citizen input
- absolute authority of the monarch with no citizen input
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- What is the media?
- stories contained within fiction books
- information which is government controlled
- television, radio, digital and printed media which can reach lots of people ✓
- verbal information we are told by our friends and family
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- Name a popular example of traditional print media (media that is printed for people to read).
- 'Newspaper' ✓
- How can people access digital media?
- through the radio
- through a smart phone ✓
- through a printed newspaper
- through a printed magazine
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- How many days a week is it possible to access digital media?
- '7' ✓
- Digital media used to share videos is known as what?
- streaming media ✓
- traditional media
- print media
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Exit quiz
- Finish the sentence: If something or someone is controlled or governed by rules, laws, or standards they are ...
- 'regulated' ✓
- Technology that uses electronic systems or devices to process, store, or transmit data is known as what?
- datal
- digital ✓
- distal
- dignity
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- What is the function within social media that allows politicians to engage and interact with their followers in real time?
- 'Live' ✓
- What type of regulation does digital media follow?
- self regulation, each platform sets its own guidelines ✓
- central regulation, rules are set by central regulators
- zero regulation, there are no checks and balances
- monarch regulation, the King sets the guideleines
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- Match each media type to whether it is digital or traditional media.
- radio⇔traditional ✓
- newspaper⇔traditional ✓
- television⇔traditional ✓
- social media⇔digital ✓
- blog⇔digital ✓
- streaming media⇔digital ✓
- When does most of the checking take place with digital media?
- during the planning stages
- just before it is published
- after it has been published ✓
- there are no checks that take place
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- That digital media is a new media type which is interactive, quick and uses technology.
- Digital media is self-regulated, with each platform setting its own guidelines. Checking takes place after publication.
- Whereas traditional media is centrally regulated and rigorous checks happen before publication.
Common misconception
That all media types are regulated in the same way.
Although traditional media has consistent, central regulation, digital media sets its own guidelines and these can vary between platforms. Although anyone can be charged with defamation laws, regardless of media type.
Keywords
Digital - technology that uses electronic systems or devices to process, store, or transmit data
Media - television, radio, digital and printed media which can reach a large number of people
Regulated - controlled or governed by rules, laws, or standards
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