Media ethics · AS 91254
Demonstrate understanding of an ethical issue in the media
Level 2 · Year 123 creditsInternalAchievement StandardMedia Studies 2.7
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National attainment · NZQA · 2024
625 students sat this in 2024 · 78% passed
Excellence28.3%
Merit23.0%
Achieved26.8%
Not Achieved21.9%
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You need to pick an ethical issue that appears in media (like privacy, accuracy, censorship, or advertising to kids) and explain it thoroughly. You'll describe what the issue is, why it happens, who disagrees about it, and what impact it has on media and society.
What you actually do
- ·Identify and name a specific ethical issue that exists in media coverage or media practice
- ·Describe the key features of the issue and explain the context in which it occurs
- ·Explain different viewpoints on why the issue matters and what people disagree about
- ·Provide reasoned explanations for how and why the issue exists, supported by specific examples
- ·Examine the likely consequences of the issue for media and/or society and draw conclusions based on your evidence
AAchieved
You describe an ethical issue in media with its significant features, context, different viewpoints, and effects on media/society.
MMerit
You go further by providing reasoned explanations backed by specific evidence for why the issue exists and how it came about.