TMJC GP InfoPack Media & Censorship Package (JC1 2023)

GP @ TMJC Media & Censorship Tampines Meridian Junior College JC1 General Paper 2023 Reading Set 1: Functions of Media & The Evolving Media Landscape Page 3 Reading Set 2: Criticisms of the Mass Media Page 8 Reading Set 3: Social Media Revolution Page 13 Reading Set 4: Censorship Page 21 Glossary of Media Terms Page 29 Relevant Essay Questions Page 31

GP @ TMJC 2 An Overview ● Unit Title: Mass Media & Censorship Inquiry Questions: 1. Are traditional forms of media still relevant today? (TPJC, JC2SA2, 2015) 2. Would you agree that the media hold too much power in the world today? (CJC Prelim, 2012) 3. To what extent has social media really empowered people? (NJC Prelim, 2013) 4. Is regulation of the press desirable? (GCE 2017) 5. How far should a state have the right to censor the media? (MJCJC1PE11Q5) Unit Strand: Mass Media and its Evolving Landscape Unit Strand: Mass Media, and its Impact on Behaviour and Society Unit Strand: Mass Media and its Regulation Conceptual lens: Change and Continuity Conceptual lens: Values and Identity, Power Conceptual lens: Power and Conflict Concept: Change Convergence Diversity Technology Concept: Power of influence Activism Conflict of Interests Legitimacy Concept: Censorship Propaganda Governance Corporate responsibility Topic: Functions of the media Evolving landscape of mass media due to technological advancements Topic: Impacts of social media (positive & negative) Social Norms Social Polarisation Increasing power and influence of media corporation Topic: Democratisation of information, consumption and content creation Responsible engagement with the media Possible Generalisation(s): Possible Generalisation(s): Possible Generalisation(s):

GP @ TMJC 3 Inquiry Questions: 1. Are traditional forms of media still relevant today? (TPJC, JC2SA2, 2015) 2. Would you agree that the media hold too much power in the world today? (CJC Prelim, 2012) At the end of this section, students will be able to: ✓ Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of the media / functions the media play in society. ✓ Explain why the media may shape rather than reflect what people think, believe and do. ✓ Evaluate the impact of technology on traditional forms of media (TV, newspapers, radio, books, films) ✓ Explain how the changing forms of media ( i.e. social media) have transformed the ways information is created, accessed and used. ✓ Evaluate the impacts of new media on individuals, societies and the world at large. ⚫ What is Mass Media? ⚫ Mass communication is characteri sed by the transmission of complex messages to large and diverse audiences, using sophisticated technologies. The m ass media refer s to the institutions that provide such messages: newspapers, magazines, television, radio, fi lm, multimedia websites and soc