Basics

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

The free training materials on Media Helping Media are all aimed at encouraging one particular kind of journalism: accurate, fact-based, impartial news reporting.

How do we know what is “news”? There are millions of things going on in the world all the time and only some of them become news stories.

Reporting on court hearings requires an understanding of local laws and knowing what can be reported and what can‘t.

Putting together a radio news bulletin is like preparing a satisfying meal that leaves your audience nourished and prepared for the day

This training module from The News Manual looks at language and style in news writing. It offers guidance on how to write sentences for maximum understanding, and examines why care over language is important. 

Words are the essential tools of journalism. They convey meaning and help the audience understand the issues we are covering. So they need to be used properly.

Journalism involves many tasks that requires a wide variety of skills. We look at some of the jobs journalists do.