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Exercise: Fact-checking in news

True journalism requires more than just gathering news. We rigorously examine every detail to maintain the highest factual standards.
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Exercise: Active and passive voices

Discover how journalists use the active voice to capture action and seize reader attention. Master impactful writing techniques for fast-paced news stories.
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Exercise: Developing important news angles

Finding new angles on developing news stories is essential. Journalists must explain how news events impact their audience's lives. This exercise will help reporters find out how.
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Exercise: Understanding post-truth in journalism

For journalists, post-truth represents a critical challenge to our core mission of informing the public with accurate, verified information. This exercise deals with some...
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Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs in journalism

Journalists should not waste words. Their writing should be concise and tight. Adjectives and adverbs clutter up news stories and should be avoided wherever possible.
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Exercise: Referencing, attribution, and plagiarism

Original journalism often begins by finding a unique, unexplored angle within existing public information or the reporting of others. This exercise looks at what a journalist should do in those situations.
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Exercise: Crime reporting for beginners

Crime reporters must balance the public's right to know with ethical duties, ensuring accuracy and fairness while avoiding sensationalism and prejudice.
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Exercise: Packaging for radio news

This exercise sets out the basics for creating a news package for radio. It’s been created for those starting out in radio journalism.

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