New training opportunities for NUJ members
Free courses on leadership skills and news verification skills have been launched for 2024.
A lack of meaningful progression in newsrooms is something that many members have raised as barriers in their career, and something the NUJ is committed to tackling across the industry. With that in mind we are particularly encouraging participation in these training opportunities from underrepresented groups in journalism.
The Leadership in the Newsroom training programme is suitable for mid-career journalists, both staff and freelances, seeking to develop their leadership attributes to equip them with newsroom management and strategic planning skills. The programme consists of a one-day in-person session at various locations across the UK and Ireland.
Topics covered include:-
- The ‘Wheels’ of Collaborative Leadership
- Peer mentoring (active listening/support skills)
- The Inner Landscape (or Iceberg) Model (exploring reactivity vs. responsiveness in working relationships, taking into account feelings, needs & values).
This tutor-led training session News Verification Skills for journalists will help strengthen digital skills and develop the next generation of newsroom leaders. We are delighted to be able to offer this online training for free via Google Meet, to NUJ members across the UK and Ireland. The half-day, online session aims to strengthen digital research and verification skills and will cover:
- What is ‘disinformation’ vs ‘misinformation’?
- A history of fake news
- Impact and causes of disinformation
- Exploring disinformation in both its forms: political propaganda & conspiracy theory
- Tricks of the trade to identify disinformation
This training has been devised with support from Google News Initiative, and is therefore being made available free to NUJ members.
Leadership in the Newsroom
- Tuesday 19 March – Newcastle
- Tuesday 26 March – Belfast
- Friday 19 April – Galway
PLACES ARE LIMITED, BOOK NOW ON THE EVENTS PAGE
NUJ News Verification Skills for Journalists
Half-day, online training via Google Meet:
- Friday 15 March 1.30-5pm
- Wednesday 20 March 1.30-5pm
- Thursday 28 March 9.30am-1pm
PLACES ARE LIMITED, BOOK NOW ON THE EVENTS PAGE