being responsible for one's actions and decisions, and being required to explain or justify them to others including those in positions of power or authority

having control or authority over something or someone

involving careful thought, discussion, and consideration before making decisions or reaching conclusions

Deliberative discussion: Does the media hold those in power to account?

Citizenship

What is the role of the media in our democracy?

What is responsible journalism?

How does the media support democracy?

What is false information and what can we do about it?

Should the media ever be censored?

Pupils consider what role the media plays in democracy and how the media is used to hold those in power to account. They consider what responsible journalism is and the impact of misinformation.

How does the media hold those in power to account?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the term used to describe having control or authority over something or someone?

Being responsible for your actions and decisions, and being required to justify them to others is known as being what?

Which is not a ground rule during a deliberative discussion?

Which is a limitation of the media being able to hold those in power to account?

Which is not a preparation stage for a deliberative discussion?

the control of information or ideas within a society

television, radio, printed and new media which can reach large numbers

causing difficulty or trouble, often by making things less easy

Match the word to the correct definition.

What would count as offensive information?

Details relating to the death of Princess Diana in 1997 were censored because they were classed as which type of information?

Which type of information could be censored due to it being harmful?

Citizens being able to take part in the Government of their own country, including voting in free and fair elections, is known as a what?

When a media has clear rules, checks and balances in place, this means that it is...

Deliberative discussion: Does the media hold those in power to account?

Lesson outcome

Content guidance