What is the role of the media and free press?

Question 1

What is the function of the media?

Answer 1

To communicate information to others

Question 2

What does the media include?

Answer 2

1 - Internet
2 - Television
3 - Radio
4 - Magazines
5 - Newspapers
6- Cinema

Question 3

What is traditional media?

Answer 3

1 - Newspapers
2 - Television
3 - Radio
4 - Cinema

Question 4

What is new media?

Answer 4

1 - Internet
2 - E-media
3 - Social media

Question 5

What is e-media?

Answer 5

1 - All forms of media relating to the internet
2 - Internet media

Question 6

What is social media?

Answer 6

How people interact with each other on the internet

Question 7

What is happening to the power of social media?

Answer 7

Increasing

Question 8

What are citizen journalists?

Answer 8

General public collecting and sharing news

Question 9

What is mass media?

Answer 9

Ability to communicate with a large number of people at the same time

Question 10

What are the trends in how people access the news?

Answer 10

1 - Decline in newspaper and magazine purchases
2 - Increase in access to newspapers through online platforms
3 - Increase in access to news through apps

Question 11

How can the media aid the sharing of ideas?

Answer 11

1 - Encourages discussion and debates
2 - The internet
3 - Written communication within magazines and magazines
4 - Call-up chat show or question/answer elements of TV shows
5 - Encourages people to campaign for change

Question 12

How can the media be used to hold the government to account?

Answer 12

1 - Scrutinise the actions of organisations or people of public interest
2 - Expose wrongdoings, mistakes or broken promises

Question 13

What media is associated with what political part and therefore may be biased?

Answer 13

1 - Conservative: Telegraph / Times / Daily Mail / The Sun
2 - Labour: The Guardian /Daily Mirror

Question 14

How can the media be used to aid the investigation of matters in public interest?

Answer 14

1 - Share evidence
2 - Encourage people with additional evidence to get in touch
3 - Scrutinise the role. and work of groups and individuals within an investigation

Question 15

How effective are the media in carrying out their roles?

Answer 15

1 - Effective
a - Increase awareness of political activity
b - Increased public support for pressure groups
2 - Not Effective
a - Media reporting can be biased
b - Media / news can still be sourced in non-moral ways
c - Celebrities still claim the media breaches personal privacy

Question 16

Who are Ofcom?

Answer 16

1 - Office of Communications
2 - Government regulator for the media industry

Question 17

What is free press?

Answer 17

1 - The right for journalists to hold opinions and express them freely without government interference
2 - E.g. the right to criticise governments without fear of prosecution

Question 18

How can people express their opinion?

Answer 18

1 - Aloud
2 - Television
3 - Published Articles (Newspapers / Magazines / Books / Leaflets)
4 - Radio
5 - Artwork
6 - Internet

Question 19

What are the legal responsibilities of free press?

Answer 19

1 - To obey the Law
2 - Act in the best interest of National Security
3 - Act in the best interest of society (limit crime, maintain authority of judiciary)
4 - Prevent the disclosure of information received in confidence

Question 20

What are the moral responsibilities of free press

Answer 20

1 - To hold people into account in the public interest
2 - To report information accurately
3 - Treat people with dignity
4 - Upheld by media organisations code of practice

Question 21

How can the media inform and influence public opinion?

Answer 21

1 - Reveal information that enables the public to make decisions
2 - Expose wrongdoings and injustices
3 - Protect the public from danger
4 - Prevent the public from being misled

Question 22

When has there been an example of the media influencing public opinions?

Answer 22

1 - Turkey’s refugee crisis 2015
a - Image of a deceased child published on the internet
b - Public outcry
c - UK government announced it would accept more refugees
2 - EU referendum 2016
a - Newspapers generally opposed EU membership
b - Television stations remained impartial
c - UK voted to leave the EU

Question 23

Why did the News of the World cease publication?

Answer 23

1 - In 2011
2 - Phone hacking scandal
a - Hacking phones to generate stories for publication
b - Celebrities, politicians and victims of crime targeted
3 - Formed editor jailed
a -He was the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson
4 - 5 people pleaded guilty

Question 24

How is the media in the UK regulated?

Answer 24

1 - Self-regulation through the Press Complaints Commission.
2 - Failures of self-regulation were identified through the Leveson Enquiry.
3 - Regulatory body- The Independent Press Standard Organisation emerged to regulate the media.
4 - OFCOM regulates the broadcasting media (TV and Radio)

Question 25

Why is the media regulated?

Answer 25

1 - To ensure media companies act morally – in response to the Leveson Enquiry. 2 - To ensure that the media does not infringe on people’s privacy. 3 - To minimise the production and sharing of fake news. 4 - To protect people from harmful and offensive content but allow the freedom of challenging programmes.

Question 26

What is the Royal Charter?

Answer 26

1 - Sets out the BBC’s responsibilities to be impartial and to inform, educate and entertain the public 2 - Self-regulation by the press a - Newspapers need to decide whether or not to sign up to Royal Charter

Question 27

Who was the new body established to regulate the press?

Answer 27

1 - IPSO - Independent Press Standards Organisation 2 - Established in 2014

Question 28

What does the IPSO do?

Answer 28

1 - Handle complaints 2 - Conduct investigations into standards and compliance

Question 29

What powers does the IPSO have?

Answer 29

1 - Demand the publication corrections 2 - Fine publications

Question 30

Who has signed up to the IPSO?

Answer 30

1 - 1400 print titles 2 - Not the Financial Times, Guardian or Independent

Question 31

How do the IPSO look at complaints?

Answer 31

Under the editors code of practice

Question 32

What is censorship?

Answer 32

1 - Restrictions about what can be written or broadcasted. 2 - In the UK restrictions include: a - Prevention of publication of news which may breach the peace. b - Prevention of publication of court proceedings which include the names of you victims and young offenders. c - Prevention of publication of information that incites terrorism. d - Age restrictions on programmes

Question 33

Why do some countries have censorship?

Answer 33

1 - Westernised countries such as the UK have censorship to ensure safety and maintain peace. 2 - Countries such as China and North Korea have censorship to protect national culture, and cultural ideals.

Question 34

What limits the media?

Answer 34

1 - Libel 2 - Obscenity 3 - Blasphemy 4 - DA notices from Government

Question 35

What is libel?

Answer 35

1 - Publishing a false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation. 2 - A civil matter where the respondent has to prove the published comments are true or if false have not damaged an individual’s reputation.

Question 36

What is obscenity?

Answer 36

1 - Being obscene 2 - Use of offensive word or expressions

Question 37

What is blasphemy?

Answer 37

Speaking offensively about God or sacred things

Question 38

What are DA-Notices?

Answer 38

1 - Defence Advisory notices 2 - Not to publish stories as they are not in the best interest of the public

Question 39

How do people use the media to influence public opinion?

Answer 39

1 - Advertising 2 - Campaigns 3 - Protests 4 - Published articles

Question 40

How can pressure groups use the media to support their ideas?

Answer 40

1 - Inform media stations of any campaigns or protests. 2 - Speaking live on media channels. 3 - Publishing personalised media reports.

Question 41

How do the government and people in power attempt to use the media to their advantage?

Answer 41

1 - Hire media consultants to maintain a positive public image. 2 - The use of social media and blogs to inform and engage with the public.

Question 42

How do political parties and groups of people attempt to use the media to cover their ideas?

Answer 42

1 - Inform the media on any research or activities they are doing. 2 - Use of websites and inform media about websites to promote ideas. 3 - The use of live streaming and video blogs to inform about ideas. 4 - Speak to radio / newspaper and news stations.

Question 43

How has the role of the media changed?

Answer 43

1 - Due to social media, news is now instant 2 - Information is harder to censor, for example Ryan Giggs Case 3 - Teens are most vulnerable to what is on the internet and need better protecting and regulation 4 - Increase in sexting and revenge porn

Question 44

Why do we have media laws?

Answer 44

1 - Protect the rights of people reported on in the media 2 - Make sure stories are fair and accurate 3 - Make sure stories don’t harm the country;

Question 45

How do politicians use the media to campaign?

Answer 45

1 - Debates 2 - Discussions 3 - Party political broadcasts

Question 46

Name a campaign group which has had a lot of attention in the media

Answer 46

1 - Fathers4justice 2 - Greenpeace