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How can journalists identifying fake photographs with so many dramatic images being shared at speed on social media.

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.

Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) refers to the use of digital tools such as spreadsheets, databases, and basic statistical analysis to interrogate large datasets.

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

Many news stories involve straightforward reporting on events, but some more complex stories might require legal advice before they are published.

"Fake news" encompasses two distinct concepts: fabricated stories masquerading as truth and the dismissal of legitimate news as false.

This guide provides a framework for journalists to compile in-depth reports on any topic by ensuring that all they write is based on verifiable facts.

Journalists need to be trained in how to recognise and deal with algorithm bias in order to counter the speed and scale at which biased content spreads.

Different news stories have a different value for your audience and for your business. Giving news items a 'weighting' can lead to impact and efficiencies.

To combat self-censorship - a major hurdle for robust impartial journalism - journalists must first recognise why it happens and understand its root causes.

Modern news sites act as converged content factories, delivering information across all user devices through a streamlined, multi-platform digital newsroom.

A critical factor for journalists when handling and disseminating leaked material is the need to take account of the motives of the leaker.

Specialist reporting means going beyond general news coverage in order to develop deep expertise, insight and trust in a particular subject area. 

Explore the difference between radio news and daily current affairs programmes, and learn how they work together to keep audiences fully informed.

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.

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.

All news organisations have values. They are the biggest part of the organisation’s brand. Journalists need to uphold these brand values at all times.

Daily news meetings should be inclusive and agenda-setting. Editors must foster a culture of original ideas and risk-taking to keep staff motivated and alert.

For journalists, post-truth represents a critical challenge to our core mission of informing the public with accurate, verified information. Here we look at how journalists should handle post-truth content.

Planning is essential for journalists to produce effective election coverage.