Lessons
Lesson: Fact-checking and adding context
This lesson plan is designed to teach students how to fact-check then add context so that the information produced in a news report is accurate and complete.
Lesson: The use of adjectives and adverbs in journalism
When it comes to writing news stories adjectives and adverbs should be avoided wherever possible.
Lesson: Editorialising is not for news
This lesson plan teaches students the importance of avoiding all forms of editorialising when producing news journalism.
Lesson: Understanding interviewees
This lesson plan looks at why some people are willing to talk to an investigative journalist and why some won't.
Lesson: Creating a converged news operation
This lesson plan is designed to help senior media managers understand and implement a converge newsroom strategy.
Lesson: Editorialising is not for news
This lesson plan teaches students the importance of avoiding all forms of editorialising when producing news journalism.
Lesson: Developing and applying news sense
Developing a news sense in order to spot a story's importance to the audience.
Lesson: Journalism, trauma, and stress
This lesson plan is designed to help journalists recognise and manage trauma and stress in the course of their work.
Lesson: Planning a journalistic investigation
A lesson plan to help journalists navigate the challenges of complex investigative reporting.
Lesson : Respecting privacy as a journalist
This lesson plan is designed to help journalists learn how to respect privacy while also being thorough investigate issues that are in the public interest.
Lesson: Investigating Documents
Investigative journalists need to learn how to interrogate official documents in order to find essential facts and then inform the audience.
Lesson: Media project management skills
This lesson plan is designed to help journalists understand what is required to plan for news events, programmes and products.
Lesson: Handling story leaks and tip-offs
This one-day lesson plan is designed to teach students how to deal with story leaks and tip-offs. It's free for journalism trainers to download and adapt for their own purposes.
Lesson: Planning tips for effective election coverage
A lesson outline for trainers to teach students how to plan election coverage.
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.
Lesson: The investigative dossier
This lesson plan provides investigative journalists with a comprehensive checklist of key research areas essential for conducting a successful investigation.
Lesson: False equivalence and false balance
This lesson plan is designed to help students avoid applying false equivalence and false balance to their news writing.
Lesson: Journalism and the public interest
A lesson plan to help students understand the difference between 'public interest' journalism and news that merely entertains.
Lesson: Covering climate change
Reporting on climate change is a major challenge for journalists. The topic is topical, controversial, and rooted in complex scientific research.
Lesson: Dealing with algorithmic bias in news
This lesson plan is designed to help journalists recognise and deal with algorithmic bias in the news production process.
Lesson: Interviewing for journalists
This free day-long lesson plan is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical framework necessary to become a confident and competent interviewer.
Lesson: Brand values in news
This lesson plan is designed to help participants understand the importance of brand values in news and how they apply to journalists..
Lesson: Journalism and propaganda
This lesson plan is designed to help journalists recognise the different propaganda and discover ways to deal with it when covering news.