Tips for journalists
Tip: How to increase diversity of your conference panels
Are your events too 'pale, male, stale'? Then check out this list of 104 women and non binary people who can (and should) speak at your next conference
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 11/02/19Tip: How to cover (not only) the 2019 Nigerian elections
Top-quality reporting is crucial in the age of widespread misinformation, especially during elections. Follow these steps to get your coverage right
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 07/02/19Tip: Gear your digital content towards search
Use these three pointers to get discovered on Google
Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/02/19Tip: Look out for these five global trends in journalism
From emerging technology to audience behaviour, what do newsrooms need to be paying attention to in the next few years?
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/01/19Tip: How to prepare your newsroom for 2019
Three experienced newsroom leaders advise journalists and newsroom leaders on improving their work strategy
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/01/19Tip: Tailor your content towards voice search
How should newsrooms be producing their content if they want to show up on a Siri search result?
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/01/19Tip: How to expand your readership in 2019
What trends should news organisations follow to to maximise their audience reach?
Posted by Jacob Granger on 28/01/19Tip: Become an entrepreneurial journalist
Award-winning journalist Roland Martin delivers five hard truths about developing a business mentality
Posted by Jacob Granger on 22/01/19Tip: 12 principles journalists should follow to protect their sources
Follow the 'Perugia Principles' when dealing with confidential sources, online and offline
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 21/01/19Tip: Seven tools to pinpoint plagiarism
Bookmark these free tools that can help you spot plagiarised content and keep you out of trouble
Posted by Jacob Granger on 18/01/19Tip: Best practices for building a digital strategy
Check out these five industry case studies for inspiration if you are building an online following or subscription model
Posted by Jacob Granger on 17/01/19Tip: Check out these eight video editing apps
Experiment with these apps on Android and iOS devices for producing content on-the-go
Posted by Caroline Scott on 16/01/19Tip: Six pieces of honest advice for freelance journalists
Journalist Helen Jackson provides her survival guide to freelance writing
Posted by Jacob Granger on 15/01/19Tip: How to retain subscribers
Follow this advice from INMA’s November Consumer Engagement Summit to have happy, loyal subscribers
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 14/01/19Tip: How to pitch a solutions journalism idea to editors
Follow these steps to craft an attention-grabbing pitch that will get your story noticed
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 11/01/19Tip: 10 tools for budding investigative journalists
Bookmark these top tools and training opportunities from the Bureau Local if you are looking to dip your toe into investigative journalism
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 10/01/19Tip: Essential questions to ask when reporting on public polls
Follow these steps and never get that article on poll results wrong again
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 09/01/19Tip: Take note of this advanced guide for searching on Twitter
Check out this article to help you get more from the social media platform
Posted by Caroline Scott on 08/01/19Tip: Establish personal and professional online boundaries
Two journalists share their best practice of striking the right balance of online privacy and safety
Posted by Jacob Granger on 07/01/19Tip: Best practices for journalism university candidates
Learn how to make your university application stand out from the crowd
Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/01/19Tip: Check out these popular journalism tools from 2018
Get started with these apps and plugins for an easier and more productive workflow
Posted by Caroline Scott on 03/01/19Tip: How to make your next collaboration project work
10 tips on teaming up with other organisations, drawing on advice from more than 500 journalists
Posted by Jacob Granger on 02/01/19Tip: How to achieve award-worthy investigative journalism
Learn all the tips and tricks from Clare Baldwin, Reuters special correspondent
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 20/12/18Tip: Write attention-grabbing headlines
‘Journalists write to be read, not to have their stories be ignored’ - Tony Rogers has six tips to get more eyeballs on your articles
Posted by Jacob Granger on 18/12/18Tip: How to become a great leader in your newsroom
Great journalists are often terrible managers - but you don't have to be. Here's how to grow as a leader
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 17/12/18Tip: How to start your collaborative reporting project
Use cross-border journalism to write authentically about other countries
Posted by Tom George on 12/12/18Tip: How to write more engaging editorials
Producing quality has never been so important – check out these 12 tips
Posted by Tom George on 11/12/18Tip: How to report on sexual violence
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center has given journalists five tips for reporting on this sensitive topic
Posted by Jacob Granger on 10/12/18Tip: Use backwatching to safely perform walking shots
To capture the perfect walking shot, the backwatcher must have excellent 360 degree awareness and communication skills
Posted by Jacob Granger on 06/12/18Tip: How to use structured journalism to cover developing stories
Check out this advice when you are working with more information than you can squeeze into the average daily news story
Posted by Caroline Scott on 05/12/18Tip: How to launch your journalism startup successfully
Here are some of the most important questions to ask before putting your product out publicly
Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/12/18Tip: Try these 9 types of mobile visual storytelling
Get inspired by these examples of mobile journalism in action
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 03/12/18Tip: How to add copyright-free images to your Wordpress site with the photo library feature
Embed free-to-use photos from Pexels straight into your article with this explainer
Posted by Jacob Granger on 30/11/18Tip: How to report on poverty
Four industry insights on how to tell stories of hardship correctly
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/11/18Tip: Seven best practices for iPhone photography
Bookmark these tips for taking better pictures with your smartphone
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 27/11/18Tip: Launch and grow your news podcast
Casual conversations and equipment of choice will help your podcast blossom, says Dávid Tvrdoň, podcast producer at SME.sk
Posted by Jacob Granger on 23/11/18Tip: Check out these resources for journalists interested in social media
Damian Radcliffe, chambers professor in journalism at the University of Oregon, offers 41 must read websites and newsletters to help you get ahead of the game
Posted by Caroline Scott on 22/11/18Tip: Take note of these digital security tips every journalist needs to know
Four hacks that journalists can implement today to protect themselves, their sources and their story
Posted by Caroline Scott on 20/11/18Tip: Get to grips with bots, botnets and trolls
Learn the working definitions and methodologies to identify, expose, and explain disinformation online
Posted by Caroline Scott on 19/11/18Tip: Six questions to ask (and answer) before launching a membership programme
Follow these six tips from the European Journalism Centre on launching a new membership model in your news organisations
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 14/11/18Tip: How to report on mass shootings
Follow these tips when reporting on gun violence to improve the quality of your newsroom's coverage and deter copycats
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 13/11/18Seven tips for better reporting on opinion polls and surveys
Bookmark these tips on spotting, understanding and reporting on margin of error
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 12/11/18Tip: Break into political journalism
Follow these six insider tips if reporting on Brexit and politicians is your passion
Posted by Jacob Granger on 05/11/18Tip: Check out this advice for improving your e-mail signature
Leave a lasting impression with a personal, practical and professional send-off
Posted by Jacob Granger on 01/11/18Tip: Seven lessons in rebuilding trust in news organisations
Reporting original stories and changing hiring policy are among Damian Radcliffe's top tips to rebuilding trust in the media, and in doing so, boosting their revenue stream
Posted by Jacob Granger on 01/11/18Tip: Protect sensitive data with these digital security measures
Journalists should take extra precaution to protect sensitive sources and stories — here are four safeguards
Posted by Jacob Granger on 30/10/18Tip: Avoid these six freelancer pitching mistakes
The dos and don’ts when trying to get your pitch commissioned
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/10/18Tip: Why you should keep your portfolio short and sweet
When going in for your next job, you only need to send in a selection of your best work — here are four reasons why
Posted by Jacob Granger on 22/10/18Tip: How using a physical planner can help you get organised
We love technology, but sometimes you just can't beat a paper diary...
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Tip: Explore the value of a side project
Here are seven reasons why journalists should add more strings to their bow
Posted by Jacob Granger on 13/02/19