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: How to interview politicians

Lesson: Dealing with algorithmic bias in news

Lesson: Referencing, attribution, and plagiarism

Lesson: The active and passive voices in news

A lesson plan to help journalism students understand the difference between the active and the passive voices in news

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: AI and investigative journalism

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

Lesson: Planning tips for effective election coverage

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

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: Editorialising is not for news

This lesson plan teaches students the importance of avoiding all forms of editorialising when producing news journalism.

Lesson: Covering climate change

Reporting on climate change poses a series of significant challenges to journalists. The subject is highly topical, highly controversial and involves complicated scientific research.