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Lost Letters from America join 12 of Cooke’s best, selected by Alvin Hall
When Radio 4 launched an appeal last year for lost Letter from America recordings by legendary broadcaster Alistair Cooke, no one dreamed it would turn up more than 600 missing programmes.
Big Stories: Scotland's Independence Referendum
In this Big Stories event, chaired by BBC director of news Helen Boaden, you can hear about some of the key questions for politicians at Holyrood and Westminster as the debate on a referendum on Scottish independence continues. Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has announced plans to ho...
Personal branding is key for would-be journalists
Journalism students in the United States 'got it' long before those of us in the UK. Personal branding is a concept that doesn't sit easily with too many of the wannabe journalists I've met. It is either seen simply as too time-consuming or a practice that has no tangible immediate reward. The l...
Investigative journalism with bite: How The Ferret was set running
The Ferret is Scotland’s first online investigative journalism platform. It’s taken some time to emerge from its burrow and get to work. So what prompted it?
How we discovered the truth about YouTube’s Syrian ‘hero boy’ video
The video provides yet another salutary lesson for all news organisations about the need to keep a cool head and not run something ‘because it’s out there’
Mind the Gap: BBC news for increasingly disparate audiences
The Director of BBC News discusses the increasing divide between the ways in which people of different ages and incomes consume the news.
Harry, the public interest, and the internet argument
Why did the rest of the British media decline to follow the Sun in publishing the unexpurgated pictures of Prince Harry frolicking in Las Vegas?
Fukushima - Harrabin's Hints on a difficult story
Fukushima is a difficult story and BBC News has been criticised for its handling of the crisis. Some complain we have given it far too much space, especially compared to the earthquake, whilst others argue that we have been too trusting of industry reassurances. We may annoy both sets of criti...
How to tell a story on film: An experiment in ‘blended learning’
This self-contained, bite-size video highlights the key learning points of TV news sequencing and was intended to reinforce earlier classroom-based training.
From Our Own Correspondent: A sweep of history in one human story
A ‘FOOC’ is the shortest of short stories. It needs a character, a setting and a narrative arc, sprinkled with surprise and tension. At its heart is a glimpse of humanity.
Five lessons we’ve learnt from online news video in 2015
Video consultant David Hayward identifies five areas that characterise the changes in online news video that have been seen in 2015.
Top 10 questions about hung parliaments
In a close-run election like this one, no single party may win an overall majority, in which case there would be a 'hung parliament'. Robert Hazell offers some FAQs on what would happen next.
A new social media guide for journalists, built with a busy reporter in mind
The Social Media Reporter is a new a 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.
Journalism in mortal danger: the view from Mexico
Mexico is considered a democratic country but the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) governed for seven decades and is now returning to power.
Small communities can have a big impact on your journalism
Last week marked the first anniversary of the ProPublica Patient Harm Facebook group, a crowdsourcing experiment that has changed the way we view community-powered reporting. To celebrate we are taking stock of what we have learned along the way.
How to map your social network
One of the rules of thumb taught in many communications courses is to know your audience. It can also be useful to know what your audience thinks of you.
How journalism gave a voice to indigenous communities
After 20 years working in TV, Ivo Burum wanted to teach people how to create their own content.
Reporting the migrant crisis: “What’s your name? What brought you here?”
In part two of her blog, Anna Holligan shares lessons about staying on top of the migrants’ story but finding time to reflect the experiences of individuals at its heart.
Infra-red cameras expose hidden world of migrants at risk
A compact camera only usually used for documentary filming proved a game-changer in a BBC South East Today investigation into migrants attempting to enter Dover illegally from Calais.
When false 999 calls are the story, tell it on Twitter
West Midlands Police have just tweeted around the clock to let the public and journalists know, in dramatic style, that only one in 20 of the 999 calls they receive are genuine.
