How does the media hold those in power to account?
I can explain how the media holds people to account and why those in power should be held accountable.
How does the media hold those in power to account?
I can explain how the media holds people to account and why those in power should be held accountable.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Holding people to account ensures those in power are responsible for their actions and decisions.
- The media holds leaders accountable through interviews, the design of front pages and investigative journalism.
- In a democracy, leaders must act fairly and deliver on their promises; it is the media's role to hold them to account.
- Media accountability prevents power misuse and reminds leaders that they serve the public.
Keywords
Media - forms of communication like radio, television, newspapers, magazines and the internet, that reach or influence people
Power - having control or authority over something or someone
Accountable - required to explain, justify and take responsibility for one's actions and to answer to someone, such as a person with more authority
Common misconception
There are no examples of the media holding those in power to account.
There are many examples of the media holding those in power to account, for example, if a politician makes promises about education and doesn't deliver, the media could publish an article about it to hold them to account.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
important events.
raise awareness.
active participation.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
involves an in-depth study of a single topic of interest.
having control or authority over something or someone.
leaders must act fairly and deliver on their promises.