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How I got to know and film ‘Islamic State’s’ most wanted men
Chloe Hadjimatheou spent months gaining the trust of the undercover Syrian reporters behind the group known as Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently in order to tell the individual stories of their fight against ISIS.
How we made a 360 video documentary in Africa
A BBC team went to Egypt with a new 360 video camera to explore its use in factual storytelling. The producer talks about the choices they made, including how much to try to hide the crew from the camera and about the balance between letting the viewer enjoy being immersed in a scene or pressing...
Leicester City’s 5,000-1 triumph: One of the greatest stories of all time?
What makes Leicester’s Premiership triumph so fantastic is not only how unpredictable it is, but how it follows the perfect narrative arc of storytelling.
A new social media guide for journalists, built with a busy reporter in mind
The Social Media Reporter is a new and free online guide for journalists that aims to demystify social media and provide practical tips for navigating through the sea of information - and producing better journalism.
On the sofa with my heroine, Mavis Nicholson
A new BBC Wales documentary examines the career of daytime TV’s celebrity interviewer Mavis Nicholson. Its producer and lifelong fan Carolyn Hitt pinpoints the skills and approach that made Nicholson stand out.
Has the ‘Goldwater Rule’ been Trumped?
The ‘Goldwater Rule’ ethically restricts what psychiatrists in the US should tell the media about a person’s mental state. Now its validity is being challenged in a public debate about the psychological wellbeing of Donald Trump.
BBC Sport from Rio on social media: World-beating tweets, shareable video
A quarter of the world’s Facebook users saw content from BBC Sport during the Rio Olympics and its Twitter account clocked up 1.3 billion impressions. It’s been an extremely social summer, says Chris Hurst.
