Training Tuesdays: Photography Ethics
Photographs are manipulated daily by newspapers, bloggers and photographers. But when, if ever, should you make changes to an image?
Training Tuesdays: The NCTJ
If you're wanting to go into professional print journalism, you're going to have to 'do the NCTJ [qualification].' The course ran by many colleges and universities is accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists. If you're going to do a journalism qualification, check it is NCTJ accredited. Journalism degrees are not worth
Training Tuesdays: Training your team
The summer is a great time to plan training for your team. From how your organisation works, to the printer codes and computer logins, it’ll be easier to plan it now before the mad rush that is freshers.
Training Tuesdays: Libel
Note: The following is archived material, and will not be updated. It may not account for changes in the law that have taken place since publication. Libel, slander and defamation. What does it all mean and what's the correct terminology: Libel = Defamation (a defamatory statement) + Identification (of the subject) + Publication Libel is
Training Tuesdays: Reporting on rape and sexual assault on campus
Note: The following is archived material, and will not be updated. It may not account for changes in the law that have taken place since publication. Getting it right is always important – but getting it right when reporting on rape and sexual assault is especially vital.
Training Tuesdays: News writing tips
Writing news can be a tricky endeavour, with competing and differing training programmes, house styles and ways of communicating the same information. This week, we'll take you through a few tips and tricks to help make your news articles really stand out. A quote we like that best summaries how much you have to cut/expand
Training Tuesdays: Using Twitter for your student publication
This week's guest Training Tuesdays is brought to you by Alex Venneman from Kettle Magazine. In just ten short years, there has been many a revolution in journalism - driven in large part by social media. Originally sculpted as a way to keep in touch with friends, it has changed how we as journalists think about the consumption of our
#TrainingTuesday – Reporting the general election
Note: The following is archived material, and will not be updated. It may not account for changes in the law that have taken place since publication. It’s about this time in the ever-enthralling political cycle that student papers are fervently penning features on which party they like the most and their peers in political societies are