Social News Training
Social News Training empowers social workers and reporters to cover housing, food aid, mental health, child welfare, and migrant issues with precision, ethics, and sensitivity. Master data interpretation, fact-checking, trauma-informed interviewing, legal compliance, and safety planning to craft impactful stories and materials that spark positive community change and protect vulnerable groups.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to report accurately and ethically on housing, food assistance, mental health, child welfare, and migrant support services. You'll learn to analyse data, verify information, minimise bias, handle statistics properly, conduct trauma-sensitive interviews, grasp legal obligations, ensure safe fieldwork, and produce clear, responsible stories and training resources that educate and safeguard communities.
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Develop skills
- Report on social welfare topics by confidently reading policies, data, and statistics.
- Fact-check social news stories by verifying claims, identifying bias, and using figures responsibly.
- Conduct interviews with vulnerable individuals using trauma-informed and consent-focused methods.
- Create ethical news stories by planning angles, workflows, and team training resources.
- Handle legal and safety requirements with protocols for privacy, child protection, and risk management.
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