Lessons

This lesson plan teaches trainers how to write and apply SMART objectives to training programmes created for journalists and media managers. It's based on the article SMART objectives for media training which we recommend trainers read before adapting this lesson plan for your own purposes. Lesson...

This lesson plan is designed to help students avoid applying false equivalence and false balance to their news writing.

When it comes to writing news stories adjectives and adverbs should be avoided wherever possible.

This lesson plan is designed to help participants understand the importance of brand values in news and how they apply to journalists..

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

This lesson plan teaches students about the six essential questions - What? Why? When? How? Where? and Who?

This lesson plan is designed to help journalists understand what is required to plan for news events, programmes and products.

This lesson outlined is designed to help news presenters deliver TV and radio bulletins that engage and inform the audience. 

A lesson outline for trainers to teach students how to plan election coverage.

This one-day lesson outline is designed for working journalists and editors who want to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping journalism.

This lesson plan is is designed to help students recognise their own unconscious bias and find ways to avoid bias in their journalism.

This lesson plan helps students prioritise key news elements, ensuring readers grasp essential facts even if they only engage with the first few lines of a story.