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Quick Guides
Our free quick guides are short checklists designed as self-teaching aids highlighting the main points from some of our training articles. All are linked to the articles they summarise. Visit our site map for all the content in this and other sections.
Quick Guide: Reporting conflict
Reporting from conflict zones requires sensitivity, historical depth, and cultural awareness. A journalist must always put people before the story.
Quick Guide: AI in the newsroom
Understanding how to use AI is essential for any journalist who wants to work efficiently while maintaining high professional standards.
Quick Guide: Writing a news story
When writing news you need to put the most important information at the top so that the audience is informed even if they only catch the headline and summary.
Quick Guide: Developing and handling news sources
Use this checklist to ensure you build and manage credible news sources so that your journalism remains authoritative, original, and high-quality.
Quick Guide: Grammar for journalists
Journalists must follow key grammar rules to write clearly. Avoiding common mistakes is vital. Explore these news writing style tips.
Quick Guide: Using quotes in journalism
Quotes are a journalist’s most powerful tool. Used well, they bring stories to life, add credibility, and let audiences hear directly from sources.
Quick Guide: Avoid editorialising in news
Journalism should be fact-based and impartial. Understand why news reporters must leave their opinions at home to guard against conscious and unconscious bias.
Quick Guide: Reporting on a news event
This checklist sets out what journalists should do when covering a live news event, including preparation and how to respond to the unexpected.
Quick Guide: Respecting privacy in news
Journalists must balance privacy with robust public interest reporting. This might require necessary and justified interference to ensure thorough coverage.
Quick Guide: Broadcast news packaging
Master the art of creating broadcast news packages. This guide covers voiceovers, interviews, and natural sound to help you build compelling stories.
Quick Guide: Court reporting for beginners
Reporting on legal proceedings is a vital part of journalism, but it requires strict discipline and a clear understanding of the law.
Quick Guide: Conducting interviews remotely
This checklist sets out the main considerations when conducting an interview remotely if an interviewee is not available for a face-to-face meeting.
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