Basics

Letting the pictures tell the story

Letting the pictures tell the story is an important skill for TV journalists

Fact-checking and adding context

An essential part of the editorial process is to examine everything we are told to make sure it is factual.

Introduction to interviews

The interview is one of the basic tools of journalism. You cannot be a good journalist without being a good interviewer and a careful listener.

Clarity is as important as accuracy

Journalists must write clearly as well as accurately using accessible language that the audience can understand.

How to carry out an interview remotely

Here we look at some of the important issues journalists face when interviewing sources in another location via electronic media rather than face-to-face and in real time.

How to succeed as a journalist

Journalists should be accurate, first with news, trusted, easy to understand, straight, aware, disciplined and realistic.

Tool: News Story Checklist

The follow is a structured checklist tool for journalists to consider in order to ensure they produce strong news stories.

Constructing a news package for radio

This is a short training module setting out the basics for creating a news package for radio. It's been created for those starting out in radio journalism.

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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.

Editing audio for radio news

We edit audio because we do not always have the time on air to broadcast a whole interview, but it's important we do it well.

Lesson: Interviewing ‘off the record’

This lesson plan is designed to help journalists understand the purpose, the benefits, and the risks of ‘off the record’ interviews.