Does the media create more harm than good?
I can explain if the media helps or harms public opinion and can describe ways to evaluate the effects of the media.
- Year 8
Does the media create more harm than good?
I can explain if the media helps or harms public opinion and can describe ways to evaluate the effects of the media.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The media can both positively and negatively influence public opinion, depending on how it is used.
- Tools like the EVALUATE acronym help us critically assess arguments for and against various perspectives.
- Carefully reviewing evidence and reasoning on both sides of an issue is essential for forming well-rounded opinions.
- Media plays a vital informing role, but evaluating sources is crucial to identifying and avoiding disinformation.
- Ensuring the media we consume is reliable and accurate helps maximise its benefits while minimising potential harm.
Keywords
Media - forms of communication like radio, television, newspapers, magazines and the internet, that reach or influence people
Evaluate - to judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of someone or something
Common misconception
The media always helps the public learn information.
Sometimes we are given misinformation, disinformation or malinformation. It is important to learn to spot this and realise that some of the media we are presented with is not always designed to help the public learn the true facts.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.__________ journalism is in-depth and it can be more trustworthy.
Q2.What is information called that is true but is shared or used in a way intended to cause harm?
Q3.Match the term with its meaning.
Q4.What is the second step in the REVIEW model?
Q5.Who created the REVIEW model? Order the words that make up the title of the citizenship charity.
Q6.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 is known as information.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The media can both positively and influence public opinion, depending on how it is used.
Q2.The EVALUATE tool to spot misinformation is called an acronym. What does the letter 'T' stand for in this acronym?
Q3.To form a well-rounded opinion, what do you need to look at?
Q4.Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
