Basics
Developing important news angles
Seeking out new angles on a breaking, developing or running news story is an important part of the editorial process.
Facts, context, and perspectives
The primary role of a journalist in covering a news story is to uncover verifiable facts, provide context and present the information to the audience.
The questions every journalist should ask
There are six questions that journalists should consider asking. They are What? Why? When? How? Where? and Who?
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.
News writing for beginners
A journalist writing a news story is the author, organiser and decision maker. Without them the story may never be told.
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.
Citizen reporting to citizen journalism
This article was written for a group of young citizen reporters from remote rural communities in Zimbabwe who were learning how to become journalists.
Interviewing ‘off the record’
Journalists’ sources sometimes agree to talk only off the record. Here we examine what that means and how to handle it when sources place...