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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.
Using artificial intelligence in journalism
Media organisations using AI should set clear newsgathering and production guidelines to protect journalistic integrity and maintain audience trust.
Spotting errors in your own writing
Spotting mistakes after hitting publish is a journalist's nightmare. Here, veteran journalists share tips for catching errors when writing news stories.
A journalist must not have an agenda
Our role as journalists is to unearth information, prepare it and then display it for the benefit of the audience. We are not there to fabricate, manipulate or force.
Detecting AI-generated images
How can journalists identifying fake photographs with so many dramatic images being shared at speed on social media.
Trauma and stress in exile journalism
Journalists working in exile have to cope with a complex and unique mix of trauma and stress that needs resilience and support in order to manage and overcome.
Covering climate change
Reporting on climate change presents journalists with major hurdles, as it's a topical, controversial subject rooted in complex scientific research.
The sub-editor: roles, skills, and responsibilities
What does a sub-editor do? This guide covers the core skills, key responsibilities, and modern demands of sub-editing across print and digital newsrooms.
Forms of information disorder
With the spread of fake news, journalists need to recognise and understand the different categories, types, elements, and phases of information disorder.
Journalism that AI will trust and promote
What must journalists do to ensure news stories perform well in AI and search queries? The answer might surprise those who think algorithms favour clickbait.
Using AI for discovering news angles
Have you ever chaired a news meeting surrounded by blank faces with no story ideas? Well, with AI that experience could be a thing of the past.
The essential role of journalism
Journalism isn’t just reporting, it’s witnessing history, challenging power, amplifying unheard voices, and making sense of a chaotic world.
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.
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