Media and Democracy

The Media and Democracy news package contains teaching materials explaining the role and importance of the media in a democratic society.

The Fake News and Media Literacy lesson is currently available and is also a model lesson plan. We will be updating the series with new learning activities.

Chapters

• The role of the media in a democratic society
• Fake News and Media Literacy
• Editorial operations in the media and production of journalistic content

Students learn how they can protect themselves from fake news and check whether a news story is credible. They learn what conspiracy theories are and how to identify them.

Vocabulary

• conspiracy theory
• fake news
• credible media source

This lesson can be carried out in any of the following

• a class hour (homeroom)
• an English (EFL) lesson
• School Journalism and Media Education elective course
• Social Studies, Patriotic and Civic Culture, or Ethics course

Starting points for class discussion

• Do you know the term conspiracy theory?
• How do you know that some information is true?
• What is fake news or disinformation?

Important dates

• April 2nd is the International Fact-Checking Day
• October 24th-31st is the Global Media and Information Literacy Week
• November 27th is the International Day for Disinformation Awareness