Lessons

Lesson: Letting the pictures tell the story

Television journalists need to ensure that they are exploiting the medium to the maximum effect by letting the pictures tell the story.

Lesson: Engaging viewers and listeners

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

Lesson: Making documentaries for radio

This lesson plan sets out the steps required to make informative long-form news and current affairs documentaries for radio.

Lesson: Developing and applying news sense

Developing a news sense in order to spot a story's importance to 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: Preparing for and carrying out an interview

This lesson plan is designed to teach students how to carry out an interview in a way that reveals new and important information.

Lesson: Covering climate change

This lesson plan is designed to equip journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately and ethically on climate change.

Lesson: Planning a journalistic investigation

A lesson plan to help journalists navigate the challenges of complex investigative reporting.

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Accuracy in journalism

A media organisation will be judged on the accuracy and reliability of its journalism, which must be well-sourced, supported by strong evidence, examined and tested, clear and unambiguous. Verified facts must form the basis of all news, not rumour or speculation.

Module: Radio Journalism Skills

This six-week training module provides an outline for teaching students radio journalism skills from writing news scripts and producing radio programmes to planning and setting up community radio.

Lesson: Impartiality in journalism

This lesson plan is designed to teach students the importance of impartiality in journalism and the avoidance of bias.