Lessons

Our free day-long lessons provide comprehensive, in-depth training on specific journalism topics. Each structured lesson includes theoretical foundations, practical exercises, real-world examples, and assessment tools, offering complete teaching packages for trainers or intensive self-study for journalists. All our material is free to download, adapt and use. Scroll down our site map for all the content in this and other sections.

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Lesson: Constructing a radio news package

Lesson: Audience research and segmentation

Lesson: Accuracy in journalism

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: Gap analysis for training

This lesson plan is designed to help participants understand the importance of carrying out 'gap analysis when designing a training of trainers (ToT) course.

Lesson: Setting up community radio

This lesson is designed to help participants learn how to plan, set up, and manage a community radio station serving a specific audience with a unique editorial proposition.

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: AI and investigative journalism

This lesson plan sets out how journalists can use artificial intelligence (AI) in investigative journalism.

Lesson: Remote interviewing for journalists

This lesson plan is designed to equip journalists with the strategic skills needed to navigate the challenges and maximise the advantages of remote interviewing.