The Media

How many types of mass media are there?

• Only 1

• 9

• 3

• 250

What does impartial mean?

• Giving part of something away

• Being neutral, not favouring either side

• Treating one side better than the other

• Being biased

TRUE or FALSE

The Sun Newspaper have always been impartial

• TRUE

• FALSE

Is this statement biased or exaggerated?

'Holly made hundreds of money by delivering the newspaper to her 3 neighbours'

• biased

• exaggerated

• both

• neither

Where in Italy was Marconi, the inventor of the radio, from?

• Rome

• Sicily

• Turin

• Bologna

Why is Wikipedia said to be an unreliable source of information?

What do you think the most popular form of social media is?

• Twitter

• Facebook

• TikTok

• Snapchat

• Instagram

Why should we be cautious when reading / listening to breaking news reports?

• Sometimes early information is inaccurate.

• It could be really boring.

• In case it is a sad story.

• Sometimes television broadcasters make up news stories for publicity.

Which of the following radio stations would you NOT be able to hear in Glasgow?

• Capital Scotland

• Clyde 1

• Tay FM

• Heart

Is the following statement biased or exaggerated?

'The football club I manage is the most skilled in the country, they are the fittest and fastest.'

• biased

• exaggerated