Should the media ever be censored?
I can describe what censorship is and explain its positives and negatives.
Should the media ever be censored?
I can describe what censorship is and explain its positives and negatives.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Sometimes media is censored due to potentially causing offence, sensitive content, or harmful content.
- Inconvenience censorship also happens where certain information might need to be restricted.
- Censorship can also happen to support democracy and uphold democratic values.
- There are global differences in censorship, for example, China has very strict censorship.
Keywords
Censorship - the control of information or ideas within a society
Media - television, radio, printed and new media which can reach a large number of people
Inconvenient - causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort, often by disrupting plans or making things less easy
Common misconception
Censorship is always bad (this might be linked to students' understanding of free press and human rights).
Censorship sometimes needs to happen to reduce offence, upset and harm.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of sexual violence
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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