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EXERCISES

Exercise: Planning a breaking news TV package

Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs in journalism

Exercise: Clichés, jargon & journalese

Exercise: Crime reporting for beginners

Exercise: Developing important news angles

Exercise: Editorialising is not for news

Exercise: Fact-checking and adding context

Exercise: Packaging for radio news

Exercise: Questions every journalist should ask

Exercise: Referencing, attribution, and plagiarism

Exercise: The active and passive voices in news

Exercise: The inverted pyramid in practice

Exercise: Understanding post-truth in journalism

Exercise: Understanding unconscious bias

WORKSHOPS

Workshop: Adjectives and adverbs in news

Workshop: Attribution and plagiarism

Workshop: Clichés, journalese, and jargon

Workshop: Constructing a news package for radio

Workshop: Court reporting for beginners

Workshop: Crime reporting for beginners

Workshop: Developing important news angles

Workshop: Editorialising is not for news

Workshop: Fact checking and adding context

Workshop: Investigative journalism best practice

Workshop: News writing for those starting off in journalism

Workshop: Story structure in news

Workshop: The active and passive voices in news

Workshop: The importance of clarity in news

Workshop: The six important questions

Workshop: TV news packaging

LESSONS

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: Compiling an investigative journalism dossier

Lesson: Conflicts of interest in journalism

Lesson: Constructing a radio news package

Lesson: Constructing a TV news package

Lesson: Covering climate change

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: 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 importance of keeping records

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

Module: Delivering training for media professionals

Module: Digital newsgathering and production

Module: Editorial ethics for journalists

Module: Ethical scenarios when covering news

Module: Foundations of fact-checking

Module: Interviewing for journalists

Module: Investigative journalism methods and skills

Module: Journalism Basics

Module: Journalism’s Role

Module: Managing newsroom evolution

Module: Managing newsroom resources

Module: Managing People

Module: News reporting and production

Module: News writing skills

Module: Radio journalism skills

Module: Specialisms in journalism

Module: Strategic thinking for media managers

Module: TV journalism skills

REFRESHERS

Refresher: Delivering training for media professionals

Refresher: Digital newsgathering and production

Refresher: Ethical scenarios when covering news

Refresher: Fact-checking for journalists

Refresher: Interviewing for journalists

Refresher: Investigative journalism methods and skills

Refresher: Managing a newsroom

Refresher: Managing newsroom evolution

Refresher: Managing people

Refresher: News reporting and production

Refresher: News writing skills

Refresher: Radio journalism skills

Refresher: Specialisms in journalism

Refresher: Strategic thinking for media managers

Refresher: The basics of good journalism

Refresher: The importance of editorial ethics for journalists

Refresher: The role of journalism in society

Refresher: TV journalism skills

TOOLS

Tool: Evaluation and Impact Assessment

Tool: Gap analysis in media training

Tool: Learning management systems

Tool: MHM Story Builder

Tool: Motive, veracity, and security (MVS) matrix

Tool: Multiplatform Authoring (MPA)

Tool: News Meeting Manager

Tool: News story checklist

Tool: Newsroom Convergence Implementation

Tool: Optimism index for media trainers

Tool: SMART objectives for media training

Tool: Story Weighting System

Tool: The Content Value Matrix

Tool: The MHM newsroom staffing rota

Tool: Training of Trainers (ToT)

BASICS

Adjectives and adverbs in journalism

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

Crime reporting for beginners

Developing and applying news sense

Developing important news angles

Editorialising is not for news

Essential elements of a news story

Fact-checking and adding context

Facts, context, perspectives, and the truth

Gender equality in the media

Grammar for journalists

How news value is assessed

How to carry out an interview remotely

How to cover an event

How to create a broadcast news package

How to create a structured news report

How to produce a radio news bulletin

How to spot a news story

How to succeed as a journalist

How to write a radio news script

In journalism, good writing is plain writing

Interviewing ‘off the record’

Interviewing for video journalists

Interviewing politicians

Introduction to interviews

Journalism and the public interest

Journalistic 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

Reporting from conflict zones

Shoe-leather reporting

SIFT for fact-checking

The active and passive voices in news

The evolution of an original news story

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

Where does news come from?

Why some news stories are rejected

Words that are frequently misused

ADVANCED

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 – tone and language

Climate change glossary

Computer-assisted reporting (CAR)

Covering climate change

Creating a current affairs programme

Creating a strong fact-checking system

Data journalism – resources and tools

Data journalism glossary

Dealing with algorithmic bias in news

Dealing with fake news

Disinformation and misinformation

Editing audio for radio news

Editing radio news bulletins

Editorial independence during elections

Engaging viewers and listeners

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

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

How to detect AI-generated images

How to make a documentary

How to motivate journalists

How to run an effective news meeting

How to set online news priorities

How to spot errors in your writing

Information disorder – mapping the landscape

Interviewing without questions

Investigating election irregularities

Journalism and activism

Journalism, trauma and stress

Journalists and politicians

Making documentaries for radio

Managing a news website’s front page

Media safety during elections

Old news is no news, updates are essential

Planning effective election coverage

Presenting news content online

Snacking on rumour, feeding on facts

Specialisation in journalism

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

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

AI and investigative journalism

Dealing with suspects as news sources

How to investigate corruption safely

How to investigate official documents

Investigating corruption

Investigative journalism best-practice

The investigative journalism dossier

The investigative journalism mindset

Tips for investigative journalism

Tool: Motive, veracity, and security (MVS) matrix

Why would anyone want to talk to a journalist?

ETHICS

Accuracy in journalism

Conflicts of interest

Fairness in journalism

Impartiality in journalism

Integrity and journalism

Is your journalism ethical?

Offence and journalism

Photojournalism and ethics

Respecting privacy as a journalist

Unconscious bias and journalism

Why editorial ethics are important

SCENARIOS

Accuracy – scenario

Covering a tragedy – scenario

Doorstepping – scenario

Editorial impartiality – scenario

Emotional assumptions – scenario

Emotional pressure – scenario

Informed consent – scenario

Interviewing integrity – scenario

Journalistic ethics – scenario

Journalistic integrity – scenario

Legal threats – scenario

Off-the-record chat – scenario

Photo journalism – scenario

Privacy protection – scenario

Public interest – scenario

Returning favours – scenario

Right of reply – scenario

Scenario: Conflict of interests

Testing boundaries – scenario

Transparency and full disclosure – scenario

Trespass and journalism – scenario

Withholding information – scenario

MANAGEMENT

Adopting the ‘big story’ approach

Building a news team from scratch

Community radio running order

Convergence: workflows, roles and responsibilities

Creating a vibrant newsroom culture

Diversity in journalism

Getting the best out of a news meeting

Hiring and developing staff

How to be a hands-on editor

In-depth proactive journalism

Organising effective newsgathering

Setting up community radio

Setting up refugee media in exile

Social media in news production

Story development techniques

The role of the news producer

Tool: Story Weighting System

Tool: The Content Value Matrix

Tool: The MHM newsroom staffing rota

When a ‘big story’ breaks

TRAINING OF TRAINERS

Basic rules for delivering training

Build your own journalism training course

Designing a media training plan

Developing the potential of your staff

Evaluating the impact of training

How media assistance could improve

International media training

Media training requirements

The MHM public service journalism curriculum

The qualities required for media training

Tool: Evaluation and Impact Assessment

Tool: Gap analysis in media training

Tool: Learning management systems

Tool: Optimism index for media trainers

Tool: SMART objectives for media training

Tool: Training of Trainers (ToT)

Training needs assessment

Wanted, your media know-how

What it takes to be a media trainer

STRATEGY

A proven way to finance independent media

Adapting to changing audience behaviour

Audience research and segmentation

Collaborative journalism explained

Community radio project plan

Convergence: transforming news production

Creating a converged news operation

Creating a current affairs programme

Creating a distinctive radio station sound

Developing a media sales strategy

Establishing a market differential

Female representation in news leadership and coverage

Forward planning for media organisations

From digital denial to digital first

Funding the news – a guide to sustainability

Knowing your audience

Managing people and setting objectives

Newspaper audience research

Organisations supporting independent media

Planning a journalistic collaboration

Preparing a media corporate plan

Project management in media

Reviewing news output is essential

Setting up a media business

Social media test for mainstream media

The project management process

The skills of media project management

The value of audience research

Winning audience trust and loyalty

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