A journalist writing a news story is the author, organiser and decision maker. Without them the story may never be told.

A journalist needs to be well-prepared when planning an interview. However, after all your research, try to keep the interview to three questions in order to avoid over-complication and confusion.

Some suggestions for journalists preparing for a job interview.

It’s the job of the journalist to try to find and present the truth, but fact-checking isn't easy. It requires a methodological approach to verification. 

Journalists need to be aware of the danger of providing false equivalence and false balance when covering news stories - particularly regarding the subject of climate change.

Journalists producing serious news coverage must always write in a way that is clear, accurate, free from jargon.

Fairness in journalism means exploring all sides of an issue and reporting the findings accurately.

For journalists, being impartial means presenting information without demonstrating favouritism towards any specific viewpoint or party.

Bias is a prejudice or favour for or against an individual or group. It is often an inaccurate and unfair judgement. We are all biased. It’s normal, although it is not desirable.

Every news operations needs a staffing rota that provides excellent coverage during operational hours, makes maximum use of resources, and offers significant benefits for staff.

This article deals with how refugee communities can set up and operate a successful news organisation when living in exile.

The following is a list of the essential elements required to ensure a successful daily newsroom meeting that provides a clear outline of what news stories are being covered.

A list of sustainable business models for media managers who are planning to start a media outlet in economically challenging circumstances.

In this article we look at the steps involved in creating a news and current affairs programme based on the needs of the target audience.

Here we look at the practical steps needed in setting up an editorial collaboration with another news organisation or other information source. In the previous article we looked at what is ‘Collaborative journalism’. In this article we look at how to do it.

In this scenario a reporter tells the newsdesk that she has a strong news story only to find that the facts were not as they seemed.

In this scenario we look at a situation where an editor faces breaking protocol because of the strength of a story.

In this scenario a reporter witnesses a mass walkout of workers from a factory affected by industrial action. The company claims it's business as usual; the union says all workers have downed tools.

Training should always be judged by its effectiveness, and there are several tools for measuring success.

For international media training to be successful, tried, tested and proven case studies from a similar region are needed.

The 'Optimism Index' is a tool designed for trainers of group journalism sessions to gauge and ultimately improve the participants' hope for the future.