Past Questions 1
Past Questions 1
2016
● What role do contemporary media play in democracy?
● To what extent are media becoming more democratic?
2015
● The media are vital in safeguarding democracy for citizens. Discuss
● How democratic are contemporary media in your experience?
2014
● In 2004 Dan Gillmor wrote ‘we are the media’. Ten years on how far is this true?
● Discuss the idea that we media is good news for democracy
2013
● How well do contemporary media serve your democratic rights?
● Has the theory of ‘We Media’ become a reality?
● To what extent are the media more democratic now than in the past?
● How democratic is the relationship between media and citizens in 2013?
2012
● Are we the media in 2012?
● Explain your view of the role of media in a democracy.
● The media are controlled by those in power just as much as ever, despite
technological and cultural change. How far do you agree with this statement?
● What role to the contemporary media play in safeguarding democracy?
2011
● Explain how some features of contemporary media are more democratic than others.
● As a citizen, to what extent do you feel that the media provide you with a democratic
service.
● Discuss the meanings of the term ‘we media.’
● ‘We get the media we deserve.’ Discuss, in relation to the role of media in a
democracy.
2010
● Assess the claim that the media is becoming more democratic.
● What is ‘we media’ and what difference does it make to citizens?
● How far can the media in 2010 be considered to be democratic?.
● Explore the claim that the ‘new’ media are more democratic than the ‘old’ media.