The College of Journalism oversees training for BBC News staff. This website focuses on best practice in core skills, offers an overview of specialist areas, legal and ethical issues, and a style guide. It's a site about BBC journalism.

Filming and recording

VSATs and satellite trucks

VSATs are the vehicles used in the field by the BBC to get the news on air - so how do you make them work for you?

Skills / Presenting

Regional TV presenter

Authority, approachability and the power of social media - Polly Evans on what matters most as a presenter of TV news programme South East Today
Skills / Editing

Desk editing on 5 Live

The desk editor assigns stories to producers, gets the programme from page to studio and, whilst on air, keeps the studio up to date with developing stories
Blog

Getting into journalism: Just go out and do it, says VICE maverick Tim Pool

It's true that most of the industry works in what you'd call the traditional way, but there have always been people like me - a bit more independent, maybe unorthodox.
Skills / Researching and producing

Producer in radio

Radio 5 Live producers fix guests, prepare briefs and keep on top of developing stories. They often work on several stories at once while the show’s on air
Law / Copyright

Copyright

Copyright is simple in theory but can be complex in practice. Mistakes are often costly. Consider some of the main aspects of UK copyright law
Subject guides / Business and the economy

Reporting the economy

You need to understand the language of economics. Watch a video guide by BBC chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym to key figures and statistics
Skills

Core practical skills

The College of Journalism's skills section features experienced practitioners, from Huw Edwards to Rory Cellan-Jones, using a range of practical skills in their daily work. A series of reports offer advice on key skills like how to write, interview and use social media
News style guide

The BBC News style guide

Audiences expect the BBC to demonstrate the highest standards of English. This section is the current style guide for BBC News which details many rules of spelling, punctuation and grammar. It also covers accuracy, fairness and impartiality
Safety

Safety issues, trauma and first aid

Some stories pose a risk to physical or mental health. But not only in war zones. A distressing court case, accident or natural disaster can have an impact. This section offers advice on managing post-traumatic stress and basic first aid
Subject guides

Briefings on key topics

Senior BBC journalists offer insights and tips on covering their subject areas. Reports include Robert Peston revealing what makes the best business journalism and political editor Nick Robinson sharing a day in his life reporting Westminster
Law

Legal issues and the courts

All journalists need a detailed understanding of how the law affects their work. This section of the College of Journalism site offers a guide to the law - privacy, copyright, contempt, defamation - and the issues affecting reporting from the various types of UK courts
Values

BBC ethics and values

BBC journalism is built on a number of editorial values. In this section, former director of news Helen Boaden outlines why the BBC’s ethics and values underpin everything journalists do. And senior editors discuss putting these standards into practice
Events

Masterclasses and conferences

The College of Journalism runs seminars and conferences that examine the big issues facing journalism. These range from briefings on major stories by senior BBC journalists to big national or international conferences
Access the College's language websites

College of Journalism international

The College has 11 international language websites to support the BBC World Service: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Hausa, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Urdu and Vietnamese, with more planned
Getting a job

Jobs / Journalism Trainee Scheme

Competition for jobs is fierce. College of Journalism head Jonathan Baker provides useful tips and possible approaches, while Julian Joyce, manager of the Journalism Trainee Scheme, explains how his candidates need to stand out from the crowd

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