Year 10 - Citizenship
How can we protect ourselves from misinformation?
How powerful is the media?
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Unit Summary
Pupils explore the power and influence of the media both locally and nationally and consider how citizens can effectively navigate the information they are presented with.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the importance of reviewing media and critically analyse how media stories develop.
Key Notes
- We can protect oursleves from misinformation by checking the source for a history of false or biased information.
- We can also compare sources to see if the facts match; as well as consider why the story was written and if it's fair.
- We should also be aware of emotions used to influence opinions within the story.
- A media story goes through many checks as it's developed, but mistakes can still be made causing misinformation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- review: to look over something carefully
- verify: to confirm something is true or correct
- source: where information comes from
- journalist: a person who reports news
- editor: a person who checks and revises news content before it is published or broadcast
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Final editorial checks mean the news is always factual and true.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
We can protect oursleves from misinformation by checking the source for a history of false or biased information. We can also compare sources to see if the facts match; as well as consider why the story was written and if it's fair.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'review'
to look over something carefully.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Final editorial checks mean the news is always factual and true. Correction: Even though clear procedures are in place, errors can still occur; these could be due to human error, rushing or embelishing a story to generate more sales.
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