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Advanced Journalism
Our advanced journalism section explores specialised topics for experienced journalists seeking to deepen their expertise. Develop your skills in data journalism, multimedia storytelling, investigative techniques, and complex narrative structures that elevate reporting to the next level. All our material is free to download, adapt and use.
How to handle a media-trained interviewee
How do you interview someone who has been trained to avoid your questions? You have to recognise the techniques, stay calm, and keep digging for facts.
The pros and cons of anonymous sources
Anonymous sources can help uncover vital information, but using them in journalism also involves risks. Here we look at when to use them and...
False equivalence and false balance
Journalists can sometimes present an inaccurate or false version of events by trying too hard to 'balance' a story or incorrectly treating elements of a story as being roughly equal.
Climate change glossary
The following is a list of some of the common climate change terms used by scientists, environmental agencies, governments, activists, and journalists.
Fake news and trust chains
"Fake news" encompasses two distinct concepts: fabricated stories masquerading as truth and the dismissal of legitimate news as false.
Updating an online news item
Journalists working on a news website are responsible for publishing content on every device their users to turn to in order to access information.
News updates are essential to modern journalism
News updates are vital in journalism. Continuous story revision ensures accuracy, maintains vital context, and fights digital misinformation.
Detecting AI-generated images
How can journalists identifying fake photographs with so many dramatic images being shared at speed on social media.
Creating a fact-checking system
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.
Handling breaking news
Journalists need to have a system in place for covering a breaking news story in order to know who does what and when.
How to interview trauma survivors
Interviewing trauma survivors is a core journalism skill. Learn how to talk to someone who has endured personal loss, suffered conflict, displacement, or abuse.
Journalists and politicians
Journalism is often referred to as “the fourth estate”, and is seen as being crucial to the functioning of a healthy and fair society.
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