Media And Democracy

Question 1

Mass media

Answer 1

The source used by the majority of people to get their news and information from

Question 2

Print media

Answer 2

Newspaper, magazines etc.

Question 3

Broadcast media

Answer 3

To be able to listen to TV and radio 24/7

Question 4

Citizen journalists

Answer 4

Regular people who record and report events that have happened

Question 5

Bias

Answer 5

Where one side of the story is put more strongly than the other or where only one side of the story is told

Question 6

Libel

Answer 6

Writing untrue things that can damage a person’s reputation

Question 7

Slander

Answer 7

Saying untrue things that can damage a person’s reputation

Question 8

Press Ombudsman

Answer 8

Consider complaints about the press
Appointed by the Press Council

Question 9

BAI

Answer 9

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
An organisation a person complains to if they feel they have been defamed on TV or radio
Can issue sanctions, fines etc.

Question 10

New media

Answer 10

Interactive, screen based, digital (computer), technology involving images, text and sound

Question 11

Social media

Answer 11

Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking

Question 12

Influencers

Answer 12

People who have built a reputation and following for their knowledge and expertise on a specific topic

Question 13

Clicktivism

Answer 13

A way to promote a cause using social media by clicking onto or agreeing to sign up to something

Question 14

Spin

Answer 14

Favourable way to describe stories towards a certain person/ party

Question 15

Spin doctors

Answer 15

Employed by politicians, political party and other organisations to manage information, to stories and then try to get them into the news

Question 16

Netizens

Answer 16

A user of the internet, especially a habitual or keen one

Question 17

Freedom of the Press

Answer 17

Free media

Question 18

Misinformation

Answer 18

False information is shared but no harm is meant

Question 19

Disinformation

Answer 19

False information is knowingly shared to cause harm

Question 20

Malinformation

Answer 20

Real information is shared to cause harm, often by sharing with the public information which is private

Question 21

Clickbait

Answer 21

Content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page

Question 22

Cyberbullying

Answer 22

When people act irresponsible and misuse digital technologies to send threatening or abusive messages, photos or video clips

Question 23

Internet trolls

Answer 23

Someone who comments on social media sites to cause arguments or annoy others

Question 24

Keyboard warriors

Answer 24

A person who behaves aggressively and/ or in an inflammatory manner