KS3 English Newspaper Journalism - Powerful Photographs in the Media - Discussion

Place the photographs around the room before the start of the lesson.

Tell students that placed around the room are some of the most iconic photographs ever captured.

Ask students to walk around the room, view the pictures, read the information and decide which one the most powerful impact. Why?
Ask: How important are photographs in newspapers? Do you think it would be possible to run a front page which did not have a photograph with it? Why/why not?

Ask: Are there times when using photographs is not justified?
Ask students to look at the list and decide what they think.
- Pictures taken of celebrities without their permission
- Brutal pictures of people hurt or killed in war or violence (The Falling Man 9/11 and Death in Africa caused controversy)
- Page 3 semi-naked shots

Students to write a short response in their books, giving reasons for their answers.

This resource is taken from my KS3 English Newspaper/Journalism SOW which you can buy from my shop.