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Your Journalism Learning Toolkit
Everything you need to build a solid foundation in journalism practice. We've gathered the most practical resources, templates, and reference materials that working journalists actually use. No fluff—just straightforward tools that help you develop real skills.
Resources Built for Real Practice
Our study materials come from actual newsroom experience. Not academic theory divorced from reality. These are the templates, guides, and references that helped working journalists when they were starting out.
You'll find interview preparation worksheets, fact-checking frameworks, and story structure templates. Also style guides adapted for digital journalism, source management systems, and ethical decision-making flowcharts. Everything's designed to be printed, marked up, and actually used.
- Story structure templates with real examples from published work
- Interview prep guides covering different source types and situations
- Fact-checking protocols adapted from professional newsrooms
- Source relationship management frameworks and contact systems
- Digital storytelling reference sheets with platform-specific tips
What's in Your Resource Library
We organize materials by skill area so you can grab what you need when you need it. Each category includes downloadable templates, annotated examples, and quick reference guides.
Reporting Fundamentals
Source verification checklists, beat mapping templates, and public records request forms. The backbone stuff that keeps your reporting accurate and organized.
Writing & Structure
Lead writing exercises, story arc templates for different formats, and narrative flow diagrams. Plus annotated examples showing why certain approaches work.
Ethics & Standards
Decision trees for common ethical dilemmas, conflict of interest assessment tools, and guidelines for handling sensitive sources and information.
Digital Tools
Platform-specific formatting guides, social media verification techniques, and multimedia planning worksheets. Practical stuff for modern journalism work.
Interview Techniques
Question preparation frameworks, active listening exercises, and follow-up strategy guides. Covers everything from phone interviews to in-person conversations.
Research Methods
Database search strategies, document analysis frameworks, and background research protocols. How to dig deeper without getting lost in information overload.
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