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In this article we look at the steps involved in creating a radio news and current affairs programme based on the needs of the target audience.

Journalists can sometimes present an inaccurate or false version of events by trying too hard to 'balance' a story or incorrectly treating elements of a story as being roughly equal.

Critical thinking is the bedrock of quality journalism, serving as the essential foundation to help audiences better understand the world.

The role of a journalist is to publish facts. To do that they often have to examine rumour and gossip as part of the newsgathering process.

News coverage too often reports events without the historical context. Here we look at why understanding the past is essential to explaining the present.

Journalism is often referred to as “the fourth estate”, and is seen as being crucial to the functioning of a healthy and fair society.

Fact-checking is a complex, evidence-based process which goes beyond simple verification, demanding critical thinking and contextual analysis.

What must journalists do to ensure news stories perform well in AI and search queries? The answer might surprise those who think algorithms favour clickbait.

With the spread of fake news, journalists need to recognise and understand the different categories, types, elements, and phases of information disorder.

Journalists must avoid providing false equivalence and false balance when covering news stories – particularly climate change.

Journalists need to have a system in place for covering a breaking news story in order to know who does what and when.

Our role as journalists is to unearth information, prepare it and then display it for the benefit of the audience. We are not there to fabricate, manipulate or force.