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Tips for journalists

Tip: Put more heart into your hiring process

Call all recruiters: achieve better applications with these pointers

Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/03/19

Tip: Get your social media strategy right

Use these insights and resources to connect with your followers and get them engaging with your content

Posted by Jacob Granger on 28/03/19

Tip: Refresh your SEO knowledge

These 18 actionable tips will help your content compete online in 2019

Posted by Jacob Granger on 27/03/19

Tip: Use shadows to determine the time and date a picture was taken

Here is how to calculate when a scenery has been photographed using clues like shadows and sun position

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 20/03/19

Tip: Execute your digital transformation

Newsrooms can use these tried-and-tested indicators to see how digital changes have been implemented and adopted

Posted by Jacob Granger on 18/03/19

Tip: Protect your off-the-record information correctly

Holding sensitive data? Check out these tips on how to keep them safe

Posted by Jacob Granger on 15/03/19

Tip: Think twice before taking up that promotion

Here is how to decide whether moving up is the right move for you

Posted by Jacob Granger on 14/03/19

Tip: How to write an efficient call-to-action

Three pitfalls you should look to avoid if you want your readers to take up memberships or attend your next event

Posted by Jacob Granger on 11/03/19

Tip: Make digital news more user-friendly for audiences with disabilities

Consuming online content is not so straightforward for audiences with disabilities, but how can newsrooms break down these barriers?

Posted by Jacob Granger on 11/03/19

Tip: Achieve cleaner copy with these proofreading pointers

Four insights on how to save your editor a headache

Posted by Zouhir Al-Shimale on 06/03/19

Tip: Best practices for reporting on climate change

Five clear-cut examples of how Reuters News reports on this complex issue

Posted by Jacob Granger on 26/02/19

Tip: Use these golden rules to networking

There is no point moaning about your lack of contacts; here is what you need to do to push yourself out of your comfort zone

Posted by Zouhir Al-Shimale on 22/02/19

Tip: Develop new interview techniques

Try out these 22 go-to questions in your next interview

Posted by Jacob Granger on 20/02/19

Tip: How to start your collaborative data journalism project

Here are some tips on how to collaborate on a large investigative project

Posted by Zouhir Al-Shimale on 19/02/19

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

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 11/02/19

Tip: 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 07/02/19

Tip: Gear your digital content towards search

Use these three pointers to get discovered on Google

Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/02/19

Tip: 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 29/01/19

Tip: 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 29/01/19

Tip: 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 29/01/19

Tip: How to expand your readership in 2019

What trends should news organisations follow to to maximise their audience reach?

Posted by Jacob Granger on 28/01/19

Tip: Become an entrepreneurial journalist

Award-winning journalist Roland Martin delivers five hard truths about developing a business mentality

Posted by Jacob Granger on 22/01/19

Tip: 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 21/01/19

Tip: 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 18/01/19

Tip: 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 17/01/19

Tip: 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 16/01/19

Tip: Six pieces of honest advice for freelance journalists

Journalist Helen Jackson provides her survival guide to freelance writing

Posted by Jacob Granger on 15/01/19

Tip: How to retain subscribers

Follow this advice from INMA’s November Consumer Engagement Summit to have happy, loyal subscribers

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 14/01/19

Tip: 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 11/01/19

Tip: 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 10/01/19

Tip: 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 09/01/19

Tip: 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 08/01/19

Tip: 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 07/01/19

Tip: Best practices for journalism university candidates

Learn how to make your university application stand out from the crowd

Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/01/19

Tip: 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 03/01/19

Tip: 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 02/01/19

Tip: How to achieve award-worthy investigative journalism

Learn all the tips and tricks from Clare Baldwin, Reuters special correspondent

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 20/12/18

Tip: 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 18/12/18

Tip: 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 17/12/18

Tip: How to start your collaborative reporting project

Use cross-border journalism to write authentically about other countries

Posted by Tom George on 12/12/18

Tip: How to write more engaging editorials

Producing quality has never been so important – check out these 12 tips

Posted by Tom George on 11/12/18

Tip: 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 10/12/18

Tip: 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 06/12/18

Tip: 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 05/12/18

Tip: 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 04/12/18

Tip: Try these 9 types of mobile visual storytelling

Get inspired by these examples of mobile journalism in action

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 03/12/18

Tip: 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 30/11/18

Tip: How to report on poverty

Four industry insights on how to tell stories of hardship correctly

Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/11/18

Tip: Seven best practices for iPhone photography

Bookmark these tips for taking better pictures with your smartphone

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 27/11/18

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