Welcome to The News Manual Online, a training resource for journalists.
This is the online version of the three-volume book The News Manual, which was published some years ago to help young people entering the profession and support mid-career journalists wanting to improve their skills. The News Manual was first published with assistance from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and was aimed initially at journalists working in developing countries. It was designed to be a straightforward, no-nonsense guide and for many years it became a standard text in newsrooms across the Pacific.
This online version now makes The News Manual accessible to a far greater audience at a time when news media throughout the world are changing more rapidly than at any time in history and the demands on the profession are becoming ever more complex and difficult to fulfil. It is offered to readers as our contribution to the development of the profession wherever in the world it can be useful. Feel free to read it, browse its many pages or simply dip in and out as the need arises.
We also hope that The News Manual Online will eventually become another hub in the web of national and international debates about the news media, their relevance, responsibilities and best practice. To seed some of these debates, 'The News Manual Online' will include a section of topical issues 'What's News in the News'. This will discuss significant issues involving the media on which The News Manual may be able to provide opinion or guidance. This section will be updated whenever significant issues arise.
The site design, structure and content have been kept simple to assist those visitors who may be using dial-up or slow Internet connections. It is also new and evolving. Features which will eventually form part of The News Manual Online may not be working yet. Keep coming back to explore. |
