Refreshers
Our free day-long refreshers help experienced journalists update their skills and reinforce best practices. These focused sessions are based on our six-week course modules and address evolving industry standards, emerging techniques, and contemporary challenges. All our material is free to download, adapt and use. Scroll down our site map for all the content in this and other sections.
Refresher: Delivering training for media professionals
This intensive one-day course offers senior journalists and media professionals a rigorous refresher on the core skills necessary to become effective Trainers of Trainers (ToT).
Refresher: Digital newsgathering and production
This compressed one-day course provides an intensive overview of the essential skills and strategy required to run a sustainable, audience-focused digital news operation.
Refresher: Fact-checking for journalists
This compressed one-day course provides an intensive overview of the essentials considerations for journalists regarding fact-checking and combating information disorder in the digital age.
Refresher: Interviewing for journalists
This intensive day-long course offers a refresher on how journalists should carry out an interview in order to gather maximum information and clarity.
Refresher: Ethical scenarios when covering news
This intensive one-day course looks at some typical ethical considerations faced by journalists when covering a news story.
Refresher: Managing a newsroom
This intensive, full-day Newsroom Management programme is designed for senior editors and managers seeking to get the best out of their journalists and available resources.
Refresher: Managing newsroom evolution
This intensive, one-day newsroom management course is designed for senior editors and managers seeking to navigate the complex challenges of the evolving media landscape.
Refresher: Managing people
This intensive, one-day managing people course is designed for senior journalists transitioning into or currently holding leadership roles.
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Lesson: Covering climate change
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