Journalism

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.

All news organisations have values. They are the biggest part of the organisation’s brand. Journalists need to uphold these brand values at all times.

Information disorder is everywhere according to journalist Claire Wardle. Here she sets out the categories that reporters need to be aware of and research.

An investigative journalist has to encourage people to share information that they had previously withheld.

A journalist investigating corruption faces many risks and challenges. Investigative journalist Don Ray shares his experience.

Discipline, order and a well thought out plan are essential for successful investigative journalism.

A piece of journalism should have many admirable qualities but one is more important than all the rest: accuracy. Rule Number One is: get it right. If you cannot appreciate and respect that rule, there is no point in going into journalism.

For journalists, being impartial means presenting information without demonstrating favouritism towards any specific viewpoint or party.

The Media Helping Media ethics section is designed to help journalists navigate some of the challenges they might face as they go about their work.

You are working on the online news desk of a large media organisation. News breaks of fighting overseas. Raw footage arrives showing identifiable dead bodies. What do you do?

In this scenario, an award-winning journalist is offered a top job at national TV station, but soon after starting her new job she discovers corruption in the media house.

In this scenario a reporter feels ethically compromised after accepting hospitality from a developer who subsequently pressured them for favourable coverage.