Question 1

SOURCE B:
Media responsibilities and the public interest

In January 2022, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, won a court case against a newspaper. The newspaper had published a letter she had sent to her father.

The judge said that her privacy had not been respected because the letter was not of 'legitimate public interest'.

Meghan Markle said that she had won a victory against newspapers which 'profit from the lies...they create'.

The newspaper was ordered to publish an apology.

QUESTION:
With reference to Source B, describe the responsibilities the media have when reporting stories of public interest.

Accepted Answer

Read Source B and identify the key issues raised in the case. Look for clues about what the newspaper did wrong. Formulate two distinct responsibilities based on these clues, quoting or referring to the source to support each point.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this AQA GCSE question?

Accepted Answer

A common error is to discuss media responsibilities in general without linking them specifically to the details provided in Source B. It's crucial to use the source material as evidence.

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