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Below are links to all the content on Media Helping Media (MHM). Scroll down the page to see the various sections and the training material that's available. Everything on MHM is free to download, adapt, and use.

BASICS - for those starting off in journalism

Adjectives and adverbs in journalism

Assessing news value

Attribution and plagiarism

Citizen reporting to citizen journalism

Clarity is as important as accuracy

Clichés, journalese, and jargon

Constructing a news package for radio

Constructing a TV news package

Court reporting for beginners

Covering a news event

Creating a structured news report

Creating TV and radio packages

Crime reporting for beginners

Developing and applying news sense

Developing and handling news sources

Developing important news angles

Editorialising is not for news

Essential elements of a news story

Fact-checking and adding context

Facts, context, and perspectives

Gender equality in the media

Grammar for journalists

In journalism, good writing is plain writing

Including the human angle in news

Interviewing ‘off the record’

Interviewing for video journalists

Interviewing politicians

Interviewing remotely

Introduction to interviewing

Journalism and the public interest

Journalism’s roles and responsibilities

Language and style – basics

Lateral reading

Letting the pictures tell the story

Militaristic words used in journalism

News sources and the ‘so what’ factor

News writing for beginners

Parliamentary reporting for beginners

Pitching a news story to an editor

Preparing for a job interview

Preparing for an interview

Producing a radio news bulletin

Reporting from conflict zones

Shoe-leather reporting

SIFT for fact-checking

Spotting a news story

The active and passive voices in news

The evolution of an original news story

The power of quotes in journalism

The power of words

The qualities of a journalist

The questions every journalist should ask

The roles of reporters and sub-editors

Tool: MHM Story Builder

Tool: News story checklist

Translation in journalism

Unlock your journalistic potential

Using the right words

What editors look for when hiring

What is takes to be a journalist

Where does news come from?

Why some news stories are rejected

Words that are frequently misused

Writing a radio news script

ADVANCED - for journalists developing their skills

A journalist must not have an agenda

Avoiding bias during election coverage

Avoiding manipulation

Beyond basic fact-checking

Brand values in news

Causes of climate change

Climate change – language

Climate change glossary

Computer-assisted reporting (CAR)

Covering climate change

Creating a current affairs programme

Creating a fact-checking system

Data journalism – resources and tools

Data journalism glossary

Dealing with algorithmic bias in news

Dealing with fake news

Detecting AI-generated images

Disinformation and misinformation

Editing audio for radio news

Editing radio news bulletins

Editorial independence during elections

Engaging viewers and listeners

Evidence-based reporting

Examining rumour to find facts

Fake news and trust chains

False equivalence and false balance

Forms of information disorder

Good journalism has always been about data

Handling breaking news

Handling story leaks and tip-offs

Health reporting for beginners

Hey AI, what are the top stories of the day?

Information disorder – mapping the landscape

Interviewing without questions

Investigating election irregularities

Journalism and activism

Journalism, trauma and stress

Journalists and politicians

Making a documentary

Making documentaries for radio

Managing a news website’s front page

Media safety during elections

Old news is no news, updates are essential

Planning a radio current affairs programme

Planning effective election coverage

Presenting news content online

Running an effective news meeting

Self-censorship in journalism

Setting online news priorities

Specialisms in journalism

Spotting errors in your own writing

Systems thinking for journalists

The essential role of journalism

The glossary of Information disorder

The importance of keeping records

The role of the media lawyer

The use of idioms in journalism

Tips for motivating journalists

Tool: Story Weighting System

Tool: The Content Value Matrix

Understanding post-truth in journalism

Updating an online news item

Using AI as a newsroom tool

Using AI for story development

What is data journalism?

INVESTIGATIVE - for those creating in-depth journalism

ETHICS - the editorial foundations of all journlaism

SCENARIOS - real-life ethical dilemmas

MANAGEMENT - how to run a media business

STRATEGY - for managers running media businesses

TRAINING OF TRAINERS - for those delivering training

QUICK GUIDES - checklists for getting it right

EXERCISES - self-teaching tests

WORKSHOPS - two-hour and four-hour group training sessions

LESSONS - one-day sessions

Lesson : Respecting privacy as a journalist

Lesson: Accuracy in journalism

Lesson: AI and investigative journalism

Lesson: Artificial intelligence in journalism

Lesson: Audience research and segmentation

Lesson: Beyond basic fact-checking

Lesson: Brand values in news

Lesson: Clarity is as important as accuracy

Lesson: Clichés, journalese, and jargon

Lesson: Conflicts of interest in journalism

Lesson: Constructing a radio news package

Lesson: Constructing a TV news package

Lesson: Covering climate change

Lesson: Creating a converged news operation

Lesson: Dealing with algorithmic bias in news

Lesson: Developing and applying news sense

Lesson: Editorialising is not for news

Lesson: Engaging viewers and listeners

Lesson: Essential elements of a news story

Lesson: Fact-checking and adding context

Lesson: Fairness in journalism

Lesson: Fake news and trust chains

Lesson: False equivalence and false balance

Lesson: Gap analysis for training

Lesson: Gender equality in news production

Lesson: Handling story leaks and tip-offs

Lesson: How to create a structured news report

Lesson: How to develop a story

Lesson: How to develop news angles

Lesson: How to interview politicians

Lesson: How to make a documentary

Lesson: How to spot a news story

Lesson: Impartiality in journalism

Lesson: Integrity in journalism

Lesson: Interviewing ‘off the record’

Lesson: Interviewing for journalists

Lesson: Investigating Documents

Lesson: Journalism and the public interest

Lesson: Journalism, trauma, and stress

Lesson: Keeping news records

Lesson: Language and style basics

Lesson: Letting the pictures tell the story

Lesson: Making documentaries for radio

Lesson: Media project management skills

Lesson: Offence and journalism

Lesson: Pitching a news story to an editor

Lesson: Planning a journalistic investigation

Lesson: Planning tips for effective election coverage

Lesson: Preparing for and carrying out an interview

Lesson: Proactive story development

Lesson: Referencing, attribution, and plagiarism

Lesson: Remote interviewing for journalists

Lesson: Setting up community radio

Lesson: Setting up refugee media in exile

Lesson: SMART objectives for training

Lesson: Systems thinking for journalists

Lesson: The active and passive voices in news

Lesson: The importance of editorial ethics

Lesson: The investigative dossier

Lesson: The questions every journalist should ask

Lesson: The use of adjectives and adverbs in journalism

Lesson: Unconscious bias and its impact on news

Lesson: Understanding interviewees

Lesson: Using the right words

Lesson: What makes a news story

MODULES - six-week course programmes

REFRESHERS - one-day courses based on the modules

TOOLS - for journalists and managers

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PAGES - background information about MHM