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Year 10

How does the media hold those in power to account?

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  • Role of media and digital democracy

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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.

Building on their key stage three learning about how the media impacts them this unit explores the important role the media plays within democracy. Through exploring concepts such as responsible journalism, censorship and misinformation pupils critically consider the importance of a free press to society.

  1. What is the role of the media in our democracy?
  2. What is responsible journalism?
  3. How does the media support democracy?
  4. What is false information and what can we do about it?
  5. Should the media ever be censored?
  6. Deliberative discussion: Does the media hold those in power to account?
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