Active Citizenship and Social Change · Civic Participation

The Role of the Free Press

Analyzing the importance of media in a democracy and the challenges of fake news.

Key Questions

  1. 1What would a just policy for media ownership look like?
  2. 2Who should decide what is true in the public interest?
  3. 3What is the government's role in protecting journalists?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Citizenship - The Role of the MediaKS3: Citizenship - Freedom of the Press
Year: Year 8
Subject: Citizenship
Unit: Active Citizenship and Social Change
Period: Civic Participation

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