Should the media ever be censored?

Citizenship

What is the role of the media in a democracy?

What is responsible journalism?

How well does the media hold those in power to account?

What is misinformation and what can we do about it?

How well does the media hold those in power to account? Recapping our learning

True or false, censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information?

True or false, misinformation is information that is deliberately created to harm a person, social group or organisation?

Censorship might be used to disrupt the publishing of information that portrays your business or business partners in a negative light.  This is called...?

Censorship might be used to keep the tactics, which are going to be used by an army, confidential and secret from the enemy.  This is called....?

True or false, the government in China is controlled by the Republican Party of China?

True or false, a story about a celebrity's tattoo is in the public interest?

True or false, malinformation is truthful information which is shared to deliberately harm a person or group?

It builds trust in the media and politicians

It can lower people’s trust in the media and politicians

It helps to hold those in power to account

It provides accurate information to citizens

Which of the following is a reason why people believe misinformation is a threat to demcracy?

True or false, a conspiracy theorist believes that events are the result of secret plans of those in power?

These lessons will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.

Should the media ever be censored?

Lesson outcome

These lessons will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.