Citizenship at key stage 4 (Year 10-11)
Unit 08: Producing the news
Section 3: Making editorial decisions
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Objectives |
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- to explain and defend their editorial decisions
- to recognise the impact the media has on a story and on the opinions of the audience
- about the rights and responsibilities of the media
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- Replay the broadcasts, analysing them in the same way that the 'real' broadcasts were analysed in the first section of the unit.
- The groups/chief editors explain why they chose the stories they did, and why particular stories/items were rejected. They consider how editing a story can change its impact. If appropriate, they discuss the sources of the stories.
- Drawing on their experiences in this unit, pupils reflect on the rights of the free press and the role and responsibilities of the media in providing information to the public within a democratic framework that protects the rights of individuals. They identify ways in which they can apply what they have learned to their own work in school or elsewhere.
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- discuss reasons for the inclusion/exclusion of items, and how editing can change a story's impact
- reflect on their participation in and contribution to the broadcast, and identify what they have learnt that could be applied to other areas of their work
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Points to note |
- Link with ICT: 4a, 5c in the programme of study; builds on unit 10 'Information: reliability, validity and bias' in the key stage 3 scheme of work.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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