Media Helping Media (MHM) currently has more than 400 free training resources available to download, adapt, and use.
All the material has been donated by experienced journalists who want to spread the standards and values of accurate, impartial and ethical journalism that is produced in the public interest.
Whether you are a young journalist starting off in your career, an established journalist wanting to improve your skills, a journalism trainer delivering training to your colleagues, or a manager running a news operation, the material on MHM might be of use to you.
It’s free to access, download, adapt, and use our material. No registration is needed and no personal details are required. Below are some of the resources available.
For those who are new to journalism
Our quick guide checklists sum up the main points of selected MHM training articles for journalists to test what they have learnt.
Our self-teaching exercises are to help those journalists who don’t have access to training. They are about an hour long.
For trainers and lecturers
We have tailored much of the content on MHM to try to meet specific needs of those who deliver training.
Our workshops – are two-hours or four-hours long. They are designed for students who have limited time available.
Our day-long lesson outlines are more in-depth than workshops and are for those creating short training courses.
Our course modules are designed to be used to create bespoke training programmes to meet specific needs.
The day-long intensive refreshers are for those who want to revise the material covered in the six-week course modules.
Background reading
It’s important that all those using the exercises, workshops, lessons, modules, and refreshers read and understand the related material published on MHM before adapting the content to meet their own local needs.
All the training materials listed above have links to the MHM content on which they are based. Below is an introduction to that content.
For those starting off
Our basic journalism section contains:
- Getting started: We have more than 50 articles which are designed to be used as personal learning tools. This could be useful if you are a journalism student or have just started as a journalist and want to improve your skills.
- Editorial ethics: Those starting off in journalism should also familiarise themselves with our 10 articles on editorial ethics, which include topics such as accuracy and integrity. These are essential reading for all journalists.
For established journalists
For senior journalists we have:
- Advanced journalism: More than 50 articles covering advanced journalism. These are for journalists who want to refresh or expand their skills.
- Investigative journalism: We have 10 articles on investigative journalism, for those producing in-depth reporting.
- Ethical scenarios: We have more than 20 editorial scenarios which are based on real-life ethical dilemmas.
For senior editors and media managers
We have a collection of useful tools for editors and managers all of which have been developed and used by the MHM consultants.
We also have:
- Management: Our media management section covers topics such as how to implement newsroom convergence and how to set up a digital-first strategy.
- Strategy: We have a strategy section which covers topics such as setting up a sales strategy and the value of audience research.
Tried, tested and regularly updated
All the material shared on MHM has been used in the training of journalists and media managers around the world.
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