Category: Media and Education

BBC Newsround: Making the News Make Sense for Children

24 January 2026

Introduction: Why BBC Newsround matters bbc newsround is a long-running BBC service aimed at helping children and young people understand current events. Its mission, summed up as “making the news make sense”, addresses both civic awareness and emotional wellbeing by offering age-appropriate reporting and advice for those upset by the news. In an era of […]

Newsround: How CBBC Delivers News for Children

24 January 2026

Introduction: Why Newsround matters Newsround is the BBC’s dedicated news service for children, broadcast on CBBC and available online. It aims to explain current affairs, science and culture in an age-appropriate way. Accessibility and engagement are central: Newsround provides signed and subtitled versions, short themed videos and interactive options on its website and platforms such […]

chris packham: life, broadcasting and advocacy

24 January 2026

Introduction Chris Packham is a prominent UK broadcaster and conservationist whose career has connected natural history television with public campaigns on animal welfare and neurodiversity. Understanding his work is important because it spans media, activism and personal advocacy—areas that shape public attitudes to nature recovery, animal cruelty and autism awareness. Main body Early career and […]