Global Business Journalism Program
at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China
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Journalism tips
The Global Business Journalism program is committed to providing ongoing journalism skills training to its students and alumni, as well as to journalists worldwide. We are pleased to share these tipsheets with you. Do you have a subject you'd like us to explore in a future training workshop or tipsheet? Send us a message via our "Contact Us" tab.
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Reporting and interviewing
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What makes it news? If it’s new, interesting or newsworthy, says veteran journalist Terril Yue Jones
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6 tips for covering press conferences or speeches, from AP veteran Patrick Casey
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The four pillars of solutions journalism – and the benefits of collaboration
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10 Artificial Intelligence tools every journalist should know about (not including Chat GPT)
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Tips for covering natural disasters from two CBS News correspondents
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How journalists can cover political and military conflict without inflaming the situation
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Tips for getting the most our of your interviews with experts
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3 tips for cultivating sources, from CBS correspondent Nikole Killion
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Courage and truth-telling: Afghan journalist explains how to report from a conflict zone
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Business news reporting
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5 essential skills for business journalism reporters, from Bankrate's Mark Hamrick
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How to effectively cover business issues in your local community
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A veteran business editor describes how to cover mergers and acquisitions
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How to get the most out of The World Bank's data base and research reports
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3 tips to help you with your investments (or covering investing)
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Fad or the future? Business journalists need to know how NFTs work. Omar Gallaga explains...
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Writing tips
- The 10 essentials of news writing
- Professor Rick Dunham's concise guide to writing concise stories
- How to report and write a feature story
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A professional fact-checker explains how to avoid mistakes in your stories
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Surviving and thriving in a turbulent media ecosystem
- How to get a journalism job: 9 tips that will improve your chances
- 5 tips on breaking into journalism from Steve Gunn
- How to get the most from your college journalism experience: 4 tips from CNBC's Emily Wilkins
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10 tios on building a career as a foreign correspondent from Thanos Dimadis
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How to create a basic journalism portfolio in 10 minutes – and then to keep improving it later
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7 challenges to overcome in launching a journalism startup venture
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Social media
- Social media tips: 10 rules to follow to build your social media community (and 10 things to avoid)
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How to create social media posts that generate shares, from star vlogger Charmaine Magbuhos
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8 tips for creating an Instagram post that people will want to share
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5 steps to expanding (and protecting) your social media brand
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Covering hot topics in the news
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3 strategies to improve your coverage of the climate change crisis
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Global project helps journalists cover the climate change crisis
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Tips to cover the Israel-Hamas war (plus resources for journalists)
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How journalists can cover political and military conflict without inflaming the situation
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Tips for covering natural disasters from two CBS News correspondents
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Combatting disinformation
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Best practices in journalism: AI, online teaching, overcoming gender bias and more
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About Global Business Journalism
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Answering some of the most frequently asked questions about the Global Business Journalism program
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Visualizing the global reach of the Global Business Journalism program
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5 assets that make Global Business Journalism a unique educational experience, from Prof. Kuang Kai
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5 things: GBJ grad Jamille Tran, now a Bloomberg reporter, shares what she loves about the program
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6 reasons why you should consider studying journalism in China
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7 reasons why you should apply to the Global Business Journalism program at Tsinghua University
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Samples of the best journalism portfolios written by Global Business Journalism students