Secular
Mass
Violent
Religious
Bans on violent or explicit films
Legal suppression of news stories considered to be unacceptable
Control of what images can be used in advertising
Control over what people watch or listen to
To increase tolerance
To give religious leaders a platform to preach
As an alternative to public acts of worship
To control of what images can be used in advertising
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
Press Complaints Commission (PCC)
British Broadcasting Cooperation
European law
NUJ Code of Conduct
Telecommunications Act 1984
Telecommunications Act 2005
Compassion
Discrimination
Empathy
Tolerance
Seeking donations
Increasing awareness through social media
Indoctrination
Spreading the Gospel
Soap operas
Documentaries
News reports
Opinions and critical comment are allowed within guidelines and the law
No legal restrictions on what is reported
Newspapers that are distributed for no cost
Saying anything that the speakers feel like saying on live t.v.
For financial gain
For entertainment
To unite faith communities
To indoctrinate beleivers
Being violent
Being sexually explicit
For using bad language
Fro promoting tolerance
Critical comment helps people to understand and think about different views on an issue.
If the criticism is too general, all members of a particular faith community may be thought of in the same negative way.
Members of the public have the freedom to make their own decisions on beliefs and practices of religions, regardless of what the media says.
Without opinion, the media would be simply informative. Opinions give 'flavour' to what the media presents.
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
Superman Returns
Batman
The Joker Returns
They often represent the ideal human being who would take a stand against evil
They are often consciously modeled on the image of a Messiah one would find in Christianity
They are increasingly presented as 'real' people who are struggling with their own tendency to be selfish or violent
They are often used to poke fun of Christians and their religious ideals
C.S. Lewis and Carlos Waters
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Dorothy Y. Sawlters and C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
Dorothy L. Sawyers
T.S. Eliot
Thought for the day
Songs of Praise
Pause for thought
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