Populism Bingo aims to promote media literacy, active citizenship, democracy and freedom of speech, by analysing political discourse through a game-based approach. 

Populism has become a widespread topic for discussion, but often remains vague in its definition. 

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The present activity does not focus on the concept of populism itself; rather, it is meant to spur discussion departing from the analysis of political speeches in different forms, e.g.: TV shows, videos, radio interviews, internet articles. 

 

You can use the bingo card as a framework to analyse different messages spread by media, containing examples of populist discourses.

 

Step 1. 10 min

Introduce the concept of populism to your students. 

Here are some definitions:

1. BBC. What is populism, and what does the term actually mean?: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-43301423

2. Britannica. Populism: https://www.britannica.com/topic/populism

3. Cambridge dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/

english/populism

1. Collins: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/populism

2. Populism Bingo: http://www.populismibingo.fi/en

 

Step 2. 60 min

Select a series of political speeches. They may be: 

• News on the web

• Tweets 

• Social media posts

• TV shows 

• Radio interviews 

 

Be curious: the Internet is full of them!

The one who first checks all the boxes in their bingo card is the winner: Bingo!