Advanced
Our advanced 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. Scroll down our site map for all the content in this and other sections.
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.
Good journalism has always been about data
We are all data journalists, even those who may have never heard of the term before. Data journalism has been around for years, it's just more accessible and useful now.
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.
Planning a radio current affairs programme
Explore the difference between radio news and daily current affairs programmes, and learn how they work together to keep audiences fully informed.
Causes of climate change
Journalists must avoid providing false equivalence and false balance when covering news stories – particularly climate change.
Data journalism glossary
The following words and terms are commonly used in data journalism. Data journalists might want to familiarise themselves with them.
Handling story leaks and tip-offs
A critical factor for journalists when handling and disseminating leaked material is the need to take account of the motives of the leaker.
Making a documentary
A free step-by-step guide for journalists who want to learn how to make documentaries.
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Lesson: How to interview politicians
This lesson plan is designed to help journalism students interview politicians in order to uncover answers that inform the audience.
Moving to cloud-based publishing
Discover how a media house in Slovakia slashed costs, increased productivity, and introduced newsroom efficiencies by publishing in the cloud.







