Hold the front page: an editorial meeting on a leaked story
An editor and reporter argue over publishing a leaked document; students role-play a newsroom deciding whether to run a viral video story.
C2Adults60 minRole play
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (role play). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Role play
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Media & news
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- in the public interest, to stand a story up, on the record, the right of reply, to sit on a story, to run a story, to be first vs to be right, a single-source story
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Negotiate an ethical newsroom decision, balancing public interest, accuracy and harm
- Use the professional language of journalism and argue persuasively in role