Background information for students on how the press and media works..
The following links provide some useful information on how the press and media work.
What makes the news? Find out some of the factors which decide what makes the news and what doesn't.
How to develop a news story A step by step guide to writing news stories from Children's Express, the site containing news stories written by young journalists.
How to detect bias in the news Provides a list of techniques that journalists and editors use to present news stories in a distorted or biased way.
Did you know?
The primary purpose of a newspaper or news service is to provide reliable information. To do this it must maintain certain standards.
A reporter has to write from an objective point of view, conveying information fairly and letting the facts speak for themselves.
But opinion also has its place, supporting or opposing policies and ideas. If opinions are to have any value though, they must be supported by facts.
