Starter quiz
- What is this describing? Television, radio, printed and digital media which can reach a large number of people.
- 'media' ✓
- How does national media impact public opinion?
- It raises awareness of local issues.
- It influences national policies by focusing on local stories.
- It shapes public opinion. ✓
- It holds governments accountable. ✓
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- What is this describing? The control or governance of activities through rules, laws or standards.
- 'regulation' ✓
- Which of the following best describes a key challenge of digital media dominated by global tech firms?
- They offer complete transparency in content creation.
- They often self-regulate, which can increase risks of bias and misinformation. ✓
- They are fully government-regulated, ensuring accuracy.
- They promote only local content to avoid global influence.
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- Match the word to its definition.
- power⇔having control or authority over something or someone ✓
- influence⇔the power to affect/change someone's thoughts, actions, or decisions ✓
- corporation⇔large businesses that own and control multiple companies ✓
- Which of the following is true regarding young people's ability to influence political systems?
- They have no influence due to age and lack of authority.
- They can influence through media, lobbying, and campaigns. ✓
- Only those with money can influence political decisions.
- They can't communicate with politicians or law enforcement.
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Exit quiz
- Match the words to their correct descriptions.
- international⇔connected to events or relationships between different countries ✓
- journalist⇔a person who investigates and writes news stories for the public ✓
- free press⇔the idea that the media can report without government restrictions ✓
- Fill in the blank: In countries with a ______, journalists are protected and citizens have greater access to information
- 'free press' ✓
- Which statement best explains why press freedom varies between countries?
- All journalists everywhere have equal freedom to report.
- Journalism is not affected by government laws.
- Press freedom is the same in every democracy.
- Some governments choose to restrict media reporting. ✓
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- How may UK media outlets use NGO reports in news stories?
- By only using NGO reports if they support government viewpoints
- By treating NGO reports as opinions rather than factual sources
- By relying on them as one of many sources for accurate reporting ✓
- By altering NGO data to fit the media outlet’s own perspective
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- How does the UK media play an important role in ensuring citizens are informed about issues happening internationally?
- By allowing the government to decide which international stories are reported
- By using foreign correspondents and NGO data to report news stories ✓
- By only reporting on UK events and ignoring global issues
- By relying on social media for global news stories to be shared
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- Fill in the blank: The UK media may report on international events by using traditional journalists or ______, in which ordinary people share news and footage.
- 'citizen journalism' ✓
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Key learning points
- The ability to find out about international issues is key part of democracy.
- UK media uses foreign correspondents, partnerships, citizen journalism and NGO data to report international news.
- Journalists must be free to report accurately within a democracy but their ability to do this is inconsistent.
- In countries where journalists are protected by press freedom laws, citizens have access to a free press, & vice versa.
- There are international organisations that work to protect journalists and campaign for global press freedom.
Common misconception
Pupils may think journalism is the same everywhere and not understand the risks faced by journalists in countries with limited press freedom.
Journalism is not the same everywhere. Due to a lack of press freedom laws in some countries, journalists are putting their lives at risk by investigating and reporting about key issues.
Keywords
International - relating to or involving multiple countries
Journalist - a person who collects and reports news to the public
Free press - the right of media to publish news without government control
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