Media Lesson 1

Censorship (noun):

The institution, system or practice of censoring; the actions or practices of censors; especially: censorial control exercised repressively. 

Censor (transitive verb)

To examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable <censor the news>; also: to suppress or delete as objectionable <censor out indecent passages>

     Example

·                  The station censored her speech before broadcasting it.

·                  The government censored all references to the protest.

(From Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

Some Questions for this Unit and Semester

• What does power mean?
• What gives someone power?
•  How can media increase or decrease an individual’s power?
• What is the relationship between censorship and power? 

Class outline
1. 15 Min. Silent Reading for ISU.
2. Hand in Introduce Yourself Activity.
3. Go over email home.
4. Definition of Censorship/Censor
5. Graffiti on questions
     -write a answer, thought or connected question for each of the questions on the board.

6. Social Media Revolution
7. Social Media Articles. Alone, jot down notes on the article. As a group, answer the questions in full on the Social Media Article handout
"Meet Joe Blog"
"London, Egypt and the nature of social media"
"Movement Began With Outrage and a Facebook Page That Gave It an Outlet"

Beth