forms of communication like radio, television, newspapers, magazines and the internet, that reach or influence people

something or someone who is able to be relied upon as honest and truthful

knowledge communicated about a particular fact or subject, often presented to us in the media, that can be trusted, believed and verified with external sources

Should we believe everything we see in the media?

Citizenship

What is the media?

What responsibilities does the media have?

What is the role of the media in a democracy?

How does the media hold those in power to account?

Does the media create more harm than good?

In this unit students explore the roles and responsibilities of the media and the important role it plays within society.

How does the media affect us?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

When you believe someone can be trusted, you can call them ...

Some media outlets can be trusted because ...

information which is deliberately created to harm a person or group

information shared without knowing it is false; no intention of harm

truthful information which is shared to deliberately harm someone

Order the steps of the Association of Citizenship Teaching's model to check if information is reliable.

You often need to know this to see if you are being advertised to or consuming inaccurate information.

What skill could you use to investigate all aspects of the media content before deciding if it’s accurate and reliable?

To make sure those in power are responsible for their actions and decisions, what do the media need to hold leaders to?

The UK is a {{}} so the Government must act fairly and deliver on their promises.

If you have control or authority over someone or something, you have {{}} over them.

What does the media help to raise about issues that concern the public?

Should we believe everything we see in the media?

Lesson outcome

Content guidance