1. Moral issues in the media

2. Moral issues in the media General Studies
Media influence
& Manipulation
Advertising
Censorship
Regulatory bodies
& watchdogs
Accountability
Censorship in a
Democratic
society
Media Moral
Issues
Unsuitable material
(Porn/violence)
Role of a
Free press
Chequebook
journalism
Laws on
Libel
Press intrusion
(Right to privacy)
Learning Objectives
All students will be aware that moral issues exist within the media
Some students will be able to relate a number of moral media issues to incidents and individuals within the media

3. Media regulation and control General Studies
The UK is a democracy with a free press. However there are a number of bodies to which the press and other media are accountable. Some of these bodies have considerable power. All forms of media are subject to the law, for example:
Obscene publication Act 1959
Official secrets Act 1989
Deformation Act 1952
Broadcasting Act 1990
The organisations below monitors standards and handles complaints:
Broadcasting complaints commission
Press complaints commission
Broadcasting standards council
Advertising standards council
British board of film classification
Independent television commission

4. Should the media have a social conscience? General Studies
Task:
Who deserves media intrusion and why?
Kate Mccann mother of Madeliene
Nigel Farage
Kim Kardashian
Prince William & Kate
Malala Yousafzai – Nobel Prize Winner
Nigella Lawson
Ed Miliband
Susan Boyle
Jimmy Saville
Ched Evans Convicted Footballer
Usain Bolt
Oscar Pistorius

5. Who deserves media intrusion and why?
Should the media have a social conscience?
General Studies
Task:
Who deserves media intrusion and why?
Using the images provided of people in the media, along with your personal knowledge of the
personalities make a critical argument as to why each individual may or may not deserve media intrusion.
Think about the role each individual plays in public life
Are there any moral media issues that apply?
You can work in small groups
Task should take no longer than 8 minutes
Learning Objectives
All students will be able to consider the role of the media in the lives of public personalities
All students will be able to consider whether a number of public personalities deserve or do not deserve media intrusion
Some students will be able to critically analyse circumstance where media intrusion is merited or not merited.