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Practical skills for reporters, producers, editors and verification staff.
Early in a career, you may have few published pieces. Here are practical ways to build a convincing portfolio from student work, local reporting and self-directed projects.
You do not need to code to work with data. This guide covers sorting, filtering, pivot tables, cleaning and simple rates in a spreadsheet, with a short practice exercise.
Moving from text to audio changes how you write, interview and structure a story. Here is how reporting skills transfer, what is new and how to build an audio portfolio.
Fact-checking is a method-driven craft. This guide describes the daily workflow in general terms, the skills it needs and how to start building a career in verification.
