Should we be told the whole truth?
Round Table
Overview
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Round Table
Stage 1
01
Stage 2
02
Stage 3
03
04
Stage 4
The world we live in is becoming increasingly globalized, or ‘flat’ as some scientists call it.Information crosses borders in a matter of seconds. Threats such as terror attacks, epidemics,economic downturns are no longer local. Should media facilitate the spread of the news of catastrophes and calamities or rather they should engage in preserving order in a given country?Where is the line between investigation and trespass on privacy? This round-table discussion will help to find out.
OVERVIEW
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
CASES
STAGE 1
Study the cases of media coverage of the following events:
Chernobyl disaster (1986)
Fukushima nuclear disaster (2011)
Was it explicit and transparent enough? Was the disaster/ attack/ etc. over-reported? Choose the case you would like to use in the lead-in as an introduction into the matter. The lead-in is down to the moderator, but the discussion stage is to be done as a group. Google Docs will come in handy when you need to share your findings with the other team members.
Epidemic of coronavirus in China (2019-2020)
Terror attack in Beslan (2004)
9/11 attack (2001)
other cases
STAGE 2
LANGUAGE LAB
While preparing for the round table, you will be reading articles on the subject and watching related videos. Whenever you come across a word or a collocation pertaining to the topic (within the topic of excessive/insufficient media coverage these could be words and phrases like air time, hype, overhyped, to silence, to lowball, etc.), write it down in your topic vocabulary list. This is best done at Google Docs, where you group all of your findings in a table. You can also share your findings employing different interactive and engaging formats, such as presentations, quzzes, tests, mnemonics as shown in the presentation.
STAGE 3
OUTLINE & PERSPECTIVES
STAGE 3
At this stage, students do not assume roles yet, they rather speculate on the variety of opinions that could be voiced on the subject and do Internet and other media research.It is better if the number of perspectives equals the number of attendees, which does not exclude the possibility of some of the speakers having points of convergence.Here are some examples of the perspectives on Media Coverage of Calamities:- With threats and challenges going global, population of the world has to be warned of a potential threat and have a clear picture of what is happening.- Excessive coverage of calamities, such as terror attacks, technogenic disasters or epidemics, is far from being reasonable as it only breeds panic and may entail more casualties.Report on your progress in class.
STAGE 4
ASSUME ROLES
STAGE 4
Choose a public figure whose views you would like to present and prepare a set of arguments to support your stance. This task requires both analytical and critical skills.
Chairperson
Jahan Mahmoud, anti-extremism adviser
Dennis Wecker, researcher of violent extremism
Luke Temple, Dr, University of Sheffield
Adam Higginbotham, journalis
Raymond Zhong , journalist, NYtimes
Richard Sambrook, former director of BBC News
Elana Newman, professor of Psychology
John Engle, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin
HOLD A ROUND TABLE
Elana Newman, professor of Psychology, co-director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Journalists should work in close cooperation with psychologists to cover sensitive issues in an ethical way.
John Engle, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, president of Almington Capital Inc.
Being in public service implies having more responsibilities than rights. Politicians do not deserve privacy and should not be free of personal scrutiny.
Dennis Wecker, researcher of violent extremism, university of London
Extensive coverage of terror attacks gives the perpetrators ‘the oxygen of publicity’ and contributes to their initial purpose - spreading fear and panic.
Is Londonistan calling jihadists back to the fold?
Speaking to FRANCE 24, Dennis Wecker, from the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, noted that one of the reasons the UK police was releasing few details of the investigation was because, “They don’t want to give any information to ISIS [or the IS group] and their propaganda channels that could enable them to put out news bulletins with potential information on a name of an attacker, for example.”
Luke Temple, Dr, University of Sheffield
Newspapers help defuse anger about austerity measures and economic downturn. It is not what you tell, but how you tell it and what terms you use that matters.
Richard Sambrook, former director of BBC News professor of journalism
Journalism is all about informing people and telling them the truth. Everyone’s voice must be heard, otherwise we risk resorting to censorship. Learn more about Richard Sambrook
Adam Higginbotham, journalist and author of Midnight in Chernobyl: the Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Propaganda and secrecy obscured the real scale of the disaster. People tended to exaggerate the death toll. Hiding the truth can result in even more panic as people are prone to play up the scale of a threat when they do not have a clear picture. Listen to the conversation with Adam Higginbotham about his book
Learn more about A.Higginbotham
Chairperson
makes an opening statement and offers a lead-in, sets the tone of the
discussion focusing on the following questions:- Do media act to the advantage of terrorists when they explicitly cover terror attacks? - How to provide a comprehensive and truthful coverage without breeding panic?- How to draw the line between journalist investigation and invasion of privacy?
The list of questions and points for discussion is to be continued by the student that assumes this role. It is important to study the profiles of the speekers to conduct the discussion professionally. Making a presentation with the background and subheads/ questions may facilitate the procedure of conducting the Round Table.
Jahan Mahmoud, anti-extremism adviser
Disproportionate coverage of terror attacks committed by Muslims leads to further exclusion and radicalization of minority groups in the British society.
Raymond Zhong , journalist, NYtimes
At the age of social media it is becoming increasingly difficult to cover up the truth. The Chinese Government opts for ‘planned and controlled publicity’ in covering the coronavirus 2020.
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Transcript
Should we be told the whole truth?
Round Table
Overview
00
Round Table
Stage 1
01
Stage 2
02
Stage 3
03
04
Stage 4
The world we live in is becoming increasingly globalized, or ‘flat’ as some scientists call it.Information crosses borders in a matter of seconds. Threats such as terror attacks, epidemics,economic downturns are no longer local. Should media facilitate the spread of the news of catastrophes and calamities or rather they should engage in preserving order in a given country?Where is the line between investigation and trespass on privacy? This round-table discussion will help to find out.
OVERVIEW
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
CASES
STAGE 1
Study the cases of media coverage of the following events:
Chernobyl disaster (1986)
Fukushima nuclear disaster (2011)
Was it explicit and transparent enough? Was the disaster/ attack/ etc. over-reported? Choose the case you would like to use in the lead-in as an introduction into the matter. The lead-in is down to the moderator, but the discussion stage is to be done as a group. Google Docs will come in handy when you need to share your findings with the other team members.
Epidemic of coronavirus in China (2019-2020)
Terror attack in Beslan (2004)
9/11 attack (2001)
other cases
STAGE 2
LANGUAGE LAB
While preparing for the round table, you will be reading articles on the subject and watching related videos. Whenever you come across a word or a collocation pertaining to the topic (within the topic of excessive/insufficient media coverage these could be words and phrases like air time, hype, overhyped, to silence, to lowball, etc.), write it down in your topic vocabulary list. This is best done at Google Docs, where you group all of your findings in a table. You can also share your findings employing different interactive and engaging formats, such as presentations, quzzes, tests, mnemonics as shown in the presentation.
STAGE 3
OUTLINE & PERSPECTIVES
STAGE 3
At this stage, students do not assume roles yet, they rather speculate on the variety of opinions that could be voiced on the subject and do Internet and other media research.It is better if the number of perspectives equals the number of attendees, which does not exclude the possibility of some of the speakers having points of convergence.Here are some examples of the perspectives on Media Coverage of Calamities:- With threats and challenges going global, population of the world has to be warned of a potential threat and have a clear picture of what is happening.- Excessive coverage of calamities, such as terror attacks, technogenic disasters or epidemics, is far from being reasonable as it only breeds panic and may entail more casualties.Report on your progress in class.
STAGE 4
ASSUME ROLES
STAGE 4
Choose a public figure whose views you would like to present and prepare a set of arguments to support your stance. This task requires both analytical and critical skills.
Chairperson
Jahan Mahmoud, anti-extremism adviser
Dennis Wecker, researcher of violent extremism
Luke Temple, Dr, University of Sheffield
Adam Higginbotham, journalis
Raymond Zhong , journalist, NYtimes
Richard Sambrook, former director of BBC News
Elana Newman, professor of Psychology
John Engle, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin
HOLD A ROUND TABLE
Elana Newman, professor of Psychology, co-director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Journalists should work in close cooperation with psychologists to cover sensitive issues in an ethical way.
John Engle, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, president of Almington Capital Inc.
Being in public service implies having more responsibilities than rights. Politicians do not deserve privacy and should not be free of personal scrutiny.
Dennis Wecker, researcher of violent extremism, university of London
Extensive coverage of terror attacks gives the perpetrators ‘the oxygen of publicity’ and contributes to their initial purpose - spreading fear and panic.
Is Londonistan calling jihadists back to the fold?
Speaking to FRANCE 24, Dennis Wecker, from the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, noted that one of the reasons the UK police was releasing few details of the investigation was because, “They don’t want to give any information to ISIS [or the IS group] and their propaganda channels that could enable them to put out news bulletins with potential information on a name of an attacker, for example.”
Luke Temple, Dr, University of Sheffield
Newspapers help defuse anger about austerity measures and economic downturn. It is not what you tell, but how you tell it and what terms you use that matters.
Richard Sambrook, former director of BBC News professor of journalism
Journalism is all about informing people and telling them the truth. Everyone’s voice must be heard, otherwise we risk resorting to censorship. Learn more about Richard Sambrook
Adam Higginbotham, journalist and author of Midnight in Chernobyl: the Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Propaganda and secrecy obscured the real scale of the disaster. People tended to exaggerate the death toll. Hiding the truth can result in even more panic as people are prone to play up the scale of a threat when they do not have a clear picture. Listen to the conversation with Adam Higginbotham about his book
Learn more about A.Higginbotham
Chairperson
makes an opening statement and offers a lead-in, sets the tone of the discussion focusing on the following questions:- Do media act to the advantage of terrorists when they explicitly cover terror attacks? - How to provide a comprehensive and truthful coverage without breeding panic?- How to draw the line between journalist investigation and invasion of privacy?
The list of questions and points for discussion is to be continued by the student that assumes this role. It is important to study the profiles of the speekers to conduct the discussion professionally. Making a presentation with the background and subheads/ questions may facilitate the procedure of conducting the Round Table.
Jahan Mahmoud, anti-extremism adviser
Disproportionate coverage of terror attacks committed by Muslims leads to further exclusion and radicalization of minority groups in the British society.
Raymond Zhong , journalist, NYtimes
At the age of social media it is becoming increasingly difficult to cover up the truth. The Chinese Government opts for ‘planned and controlled publicity’ in covering the coronavirus 2020.