Year 13 – ‘We Media’ and Democracy Media around the World/ Freedom of Speech Laws
You can prepare your presentation using any format that you choose. Include relevant pictures/ video footage etc.
• What is the political system of the county? Democracy, dictatorship, communist? Who, or what party is in power now?
• What is the country’s population?
• Research the country’s media. What are the major media organisations? Who owns them? How are they organised?
• Find out about the ‘Freedom of Speech’ Laws. Is there any evidence of ‘censorship’ taking place? Have journalists ever been prosecuted, persecuted for their work? Give examples.
• Find out how many citizens have access to the internet? How does that compare as a percentage to our country.
Extension – Aim Higher
• Consider the country in relation to ‘We Media’
• Are the Freedom of Speech Laws different for Television/ Print than to information on the internet.
• Is there any evidence of the internet being censored?
• Which social networking sites are being used? Are they monitored by the government? Give examples.
• Has the internet been used to organise any protests, uprisings, or activism?
Consider your findings in relation to our country. What are the differences / similarities between their country and ours? Think about recent incidents that we have looked at such as the London Riots.
