Discussion Questions - Listening

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1. you think read the did What you when headline?

2. are hear images in mind press'? term the 'the What when you your

3. about do freedom? press think What you

4. country do free How in is? press the think you your

5. believe by Do everything press? reported the you

6. a do job journalist? of of the think What you

7. correspondents? do of think war What you

8. affected has How media news reporting? social

9. difficulties do face? journalists What

10. advice do for have journalists? What you

11. article? Did like reading this you

12. do 'freedom'? hear of the think What when word you you

13. about do read? think What what you you

14. freedom important? is press Why

15. are most news sources? the trusted What

16. authoritarian governments having impact are news? on the What

17. can do journalists? protect to we What

18. do examples fake know news? of What you

19. be future? in journalism like the What will

20. ask journalists? like questions to What would you

Back to the press freedom lesson.

Press Freedom - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the term 'the press'?
  3. What do you think about press freedom?
  4. How free do you think the press in your country is?
  5. Do you believe everything reported by the press?
  6. What do you think of the job of a journalist?
  7. What do you think of war correspondents?
  8. How has social media affected news reporting?
  9. What difficulties do journalists face?
  10. What advice do you have for journalists?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'freedom'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Why is press freedom important?
  5. What are the most trusted news sources?
  6. What impact are authoritarian governments having on the news?
  7. What can we do to protect journalists?
  8. What examples do you know of fake news?
  9. What will journalism be like in the future?
  10. What questions would you like to ask journalists?

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