Modules
Our free six-week course modules deliver structured, progressive training programmes on major journalism themes. Each module builds systematically from foundational concepts to advanced application, with weekly sessions, practical assignments, reading resources, and assessments designed for sustained professional development. All our material is free to download, adapt and use. Scroll down our site map for all the content in this and other sections.
Module: News writing skills
This six-week module provides an outline for teaching students how to improve their writing skills by enhancing precision, style, and clarity in journalistic writing.
Module: Journalism’s Role
This free educational module provides an outline for teaching students about the role of journalism in society. It's designed to be adapted by universities and colleges to meet local requirements.
Module: Delivering training for media professionals
This free educational module provides an outline for teaching senior journalists the skills needed for developing and delivering effective training for media professionals.
Module: Managing People
This free six-week module is designed for senior journalists who are stepping into leadership roles which involve managing teams of people.
Module: Digital newsgathering and production
This free, six-week adaptable module is designed for universities and colleges to teach the editorial management skills needed to run a sustainable, audience-focused digital news operation.
Module: Ethical scenarios when covering news
This free six-week module is designed to help journalism students recognise and deal with some of the common ethical challenges involved in newsgathering.
Module: Investigative journalism
This six-week module offers an investigative journalism teaching framework, easily adaptable for universities and colleges to meet specific local requirements.
Module: Managing newsroom resources
This free training module provides an outline for teaching senior journalists the essential editorial management skills required to run an efficient and effective news operation.
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.
Module: Ethical scenarios
Master ethical newsgathering with this free six-week module for journalism students. Learn to navigate and resolve common professional challenges effectively.
Module: Interviewing for journalists
This free six-week module is for teaching journalists how to carry out interviews for news, current affairs, and in-depth programmes.
Module: News reporting and production
This six-week training module provides an outline for teaching students about researching, producing, and writing informative, accurate, and impartial news reports.
Module: TV journalism skills
This six-week training module provides an outline for teaching students TV journalism skills from writing news scripts to producing TV news and current affairs programmes.
Module: Journalism’s Role
This free educational module provides an outline for teaching students about the role of journalism in society. It's designed to be adapted by universities and colleges to meet local requirements.
Module: Foundations of fact-checking
This free educational module provides an outline for a six-week course teaching students about fact-checking in a world of information disorder.
Module: News writing skills
This six-week module provides an outline for teaching students how to improve their writing skills by enhancing precision, style, and clarity in journalistic writing.
Module: Delivering training for media professionals
This free educational module provides an outline for teaching senior journalists the skills needed for developing and delivering effective training for media professionals.
Module: Specialisms in journalism
This module aims to equip aspiring and current journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to cultivate a specialist area of coverage, establish themselves as experts, and report with depth, accuracy, and independence.
Module: Strategic thinking for media managers
This free educational module is designed to teach media managers the essential steps needed for developing a successful strategy for their organisations.














