1. Examine the key questions regarding the medias power and influence in contemporary society
Power of the media

2. Dispatches questions
In your groups answer the 7 questions from last weeks documentary
Support any group members that were absent by explaining the key points raised in the documentary

3. Media influence (2006)
In the UK we watch an average of 3.5 hours of television everyday 7 days a week
TRUE
There are 350 television channels available in the UK
FALSE -433
60% of UK households have a digital television
FALSE – 76%
16% of mobile phone users used them for
TRUE – likely to be much higher now

4. KWL
Media Power
Complete the first 2 sections of your grid

5. The Big questions!
Discuss each of the questions on your A3 sheet, add your own opinions and thoughts in the coloured pen your are allocated
4 minutes to consider each questions

6. Do the mass media inform us of everything or do they filter information giving a false, distorted or exaggerated impressions of what is happening in our world?

7. Do the Mass media favour some points of view over others, spreading the dominant ideology that favours the more affluent over the poor for example?

8. Do the mass media misinterpret or stereotype some social groups, like women, minority ethnic groups or the disabled?

9. Does the mass media actually have any influence on people?

10. The main mass media are privately owned and run to make a profit, what effects does this have on the content of the media?

11. Key questions Lesson 2
Power of the media

12. Power & the media journal article
Read and make notes on the section you are allocated
Make a note of any words you do not understand
Be ready to feedback verbally the rest of your group in 15 minutes

13. Articulate cards