GLOBAL PROBLEMS
MEDIA LITERACY
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
100

The gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature caused by greenhouse gases.

What is global warming? / climate change?

100

The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in various forms.

What is media literacy?

100

This word means "favoring one point of view over others; prejudice."

What is bias?

200


The lack of sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs, affecting millions worldwide.

What is hunger? / famine?

200

A person who spreads information to influence public opinion, often with a political agenda.

Who is a propagandist?

200

Complete the sentence: "The journalist was committed to reporting _____ news without personal opinions."

What is objective? / unbiased?

300

The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically caused by drought or deforestation.

What is desertification?

300

Systematic efforts to spread opinions and beliefs by distortion and deception.

What is propaganda?

300

This term refers to the number of people who watch, read, or listen to a particular media program.

What is audience? / viewership?

400

People who are forced to leave their country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Who are refugees?

400

Internet-based technology designed to share content or information; algorithms affect feeds.

What is social media?

400

Explain the difference between "misinformation" and "disinformation."

Misinformation is false info shared without intent to harm; disinformation is deliberately false

500

Name three of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

What are: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water, etc.?

500

Name three ways social media is changing the world according to research.

What are: banking, healthcare, governance, disaster response, etc.?

500

Use the word "accountability" in a sentence related to journalism.

(Accept any correct sentence) Example: Journalists have a responsibility to maintain accountability to the public.