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

• 10 basic reporting errors

• 9 remote interviewing tips for journalists

• 10 tips to conduct better interviews over Zoom

• Tips for getting the most our of your interviews with experts

• How do journalists find their story ideas?

• Covering traumatic breaking news stories

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02

Writing and editing

• The 10 essentials of news writing

• How you can improve your writing through self-editing

• 10 tips to strengthen your news editing skills

03

Multimedia skills

• A 4-step checklist to help you produce better data journalism stories

• The 5 fundamentals of shooting video for news

• 9 tips for improving your video interviews

• 7 mistakes to avoid when creating a podcast

• Common data visualization errors and how to avoid them

05

Surviving and thriving in a turbulent media ecosystem

• • How to get a journalism job: 9 tips that will improve your chances

  • How to start (and succeed) as a freelance journalist

  • Managing stress and digital overload as a journalist

  • Job interview tips from the LinkedIn community

  • Media startups: examining global trends

  • 7 challenges to overcome in launching a journalism startup venture

04

Social media

• • Social media tips: 10 rules to follow to build your social media community (and 10 things to avoid)

  • 8 tips for creating an Instagram post that people will want to share

06

Covering hot topics in the news

• Strategies for dynamic climate change reporting

• Covering the economic implications of coronavirus

• Best practices in coronavirus coverage

• Tips for covering global trade issues

07

Best practices in journalism

• How to spot misinformation online (free webinar)

• 7 strategies for countering the spread of misinformation

• Combatting misinformation and disinformation in a world where leaders falsely decry "fake news"

• How to counter gender stereotyping in the news media

• GBJ co-director Rick Dunham shares three tips for improving yourself that his grandfather learned from Albert Einstein

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Remote learning tips and tools

• 10 tips for online teaching during the pandemic

• 5 remote learning challenges – and how Global Business Journalism students overcome them

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