Tools
Our newsroom and management tools provide practical frameworks, templates, and systems for editors and managers. These ready-to-implement resources help improve editorial workflows, strengthen team coordination, enhance content quality, and build more effective, audience-focused news operations. All material is free to download, adapt and use. Scroll down our site map for all the content in this and other sections.
From MHM TOOLS section
Tool: Multiplatform Authoring (MPA)
This multiplatform authoring (MPA) tool enables journalists to write a news story once and publish it on multiple digital platforms. It helps ensure editorial consistency across all the devices the news organisation’s audience uses.
Tool: Learning management systems
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are increasingly becoming the digital backbone of all media training, in particular Training of Trainers (ToT) courses.
Tool: MHM Story Builder
The Media Helping Media’s Story Builder is a simple tool created to help those who are new to journalism write informative news articles.
Tool: SMART objectives for media training
Those delivering media training need to focus on SMART objectives, which are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound.
Tool: Gap analysis in media training
'Gap analysis' is an essential part of any 'training of trainers' (ToT) programme because it helps identify the specific needs of participants.
Tool: News Meeting Manager
This tool is designed to help editors prepare for and run an effective news meeting that results in the production of original and informative journalism.
Tool: MHM Training timetable
This sample training timetable has been created for the benefit of any trainers who are planning to download and adapt one of our MHM lesson outlines for their own specific purposes.
Tool: Newsroom Convergence Implementation
This newsroom convergence tool is for editors and newsroom managers who want to deliver their output to multiple platforms from one source in order to increase efficiency, reach and reduce cost.
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The role of the news producer
The news producer has an essential role to play in any news organisation. Their job is to ensure that the material that is published is of the highest quality.
Exercise: The active and passive voices in news
Many news stories are about action. This exercise looks at how journalist use the active voice to capture that action in their writing and seize the attention of the audience.
Tool: Newsroom Convergence Implementation
This newsroom convergence tool is for editors and newsroom managers who want to deliver their output to multiple platforms from one source in order to increase efficiency, reach and reduce cost.







