Power banks, smartphone rigs and a copy of essential media law to-hand can be life-savers in the field and on the newsdesk
When compiling an article for your audience, you need to have the right skills to get the story and be prepared for a worst case scenario.
To make sure you start 2020 fully equipped, Journo Resources staff writer Alex Ekong compiled a list of useful gadgets and gear for journalists.
No journalist would be set without a copy of McNae's Essential Law for Journalists, he said.
"We're not suggesting you need to pour over the thing nightly before bed, but it's a genuinely accessible guide to almost any problem you might have in the newsroom."
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