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Lessons
Our free day-long lessons offer in-depth journalism training. Each structured lesson includes practical exercises, real-world examples, and assessment tools. Visit our site map for all the content in this and other sections.
Lesson: Understanding interviewees
This lesson plan looks at why some people are willing to talk to an investigative journalist and why some won't.
Lesson: What makes a news story
This lesson plan is designed to help journalists understand the sources of news stories and be able to order them in terms of their relevance to the audience.
Lesson: The active and passive voices in news
A lesson plan to help journalism students understand the difference between the active and the passive voices in news
Lesson: The questions every journalist should ask
This lesson plan teaches students about the six essential questions - What? Why? When? How? Where? and Who?
Lesson: Making documentaries for radio
This lesson plan sets out the steps required to make informative long-form news and current affairs documentaries for radio.
Lesson: The investigative dossier
This lesson plan provides investigative journalists with a comprehensive checklist of key research areas essential for conducting a successful investigation.
Lesson: Clarity is as important as accuracy
A lesson plan designed to help students understand the importance of clarity in their writing so that they produce news articles that the reader can understand.
Lesson: How to make a documentary
This lesson plan is designed to help students learn the skills required to create compelling, in-depth and informative news documentaries.
Lesson: The use of adjectives and adverbs in journalism
When it comes to writing news stories adjectives and adverbs should be avoided wherever possible.
Lesson: How to spot a news story
This lesson plan is designed to help students recognise how to spot a news story and develop it so that it informs the audience.
Lesson: Planning tips for effective election coverage
A lesson outline for trainers to teach students how to plan election coverage.
Lesson: Becoming a sub-editor
A free day-long lesson plan covering the sub-editor's role as the newsroom's final line of defence - accuracy, house style, news sense, and digital skills.
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