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What is the role of the media in a democracy?

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “What is the role of the media in a democracy?”, from the unit “How does the media affect us?” (Year 8 Citizenship) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. We expect the media to act with no __________ benefit.
  2. What should journalists and the media help us to do?
  3. Order the name of this document that outlines the rules that the media must follow.
  4. What sort of information should the media NOT provide?
  5. Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
  6. What does OFCOM stand for?
  7. Democracy in the UK means that we are able to have free and ___ elections.
  8. Which of these is **not** a main role of the media?
  9. The right to vote is known as ...
  10. Some news outlets openly support a political party, which influences what they publish. What are these links called?
  11. Match the start of the sentence with its ending.
  12. The media should give us information about important events, like the ___ of King Charles III.

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