Remote journalism: a curated BoB playlist

This Box of Broadcasts playlist shows examples of broadcast journalism produced remotely, to be used as a teaching resource. How can journalists work safely and tell stories from a distance, without compromising the facts? During COVID-19 pandemic journalists all over the world worked from home, or worked at a distance from their subjects and contributors. But this isn't new. Journalists telling stories about dangerous and inaccessible locations have long been using techniques which allow them to gather information and images from 'inside'. Examples include journalism while movement is restricted during a range of health crises, and reporting from danger zones, war zones, or other hostile locations such as the scene of a natural disaster, or even the inside of prisons or corrupt organisations. It often means working alongside citizen journalism, and storytelling with user generated content. Some examples are entirely made up of content gathered from the studio, while others include elements of socially-distanced filming during COVID-19. Not all the stories are what they seem. This playlist is part of a series, initially designed for teaching on a Sociology-based Masters in Media, Communications and International Journalism, but with potential to be used in other fields where remote teamwork, project work and communication skills are key.

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This playlist is live on Box of Broadcasts and can be accessed via this URL https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/bob-curated-playlists/remote-journalism/ Each clip in the list has its own notes in the description field, with question prompts. The playlist and each clip can be shared as a separate link or a citation.

Added By:	Catriona Forrest
Date Added:	19 Dec 2025 11:02
Name:	Catriona Forrest
Tags:	journalism education, teaching resources, Learning on Screen, Box of Broadcasts (BoB), curated playlists, broadcast journalism, remote journalism, journalism, remote working, working with contributors, interviewing techniques
Viewing permissions:	World
Courses:	Course Code Course Name Session SOCIO5081 Producing News 2019/2020 SOCIO5092 Writing News 2019/2020
URL:	https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/3093
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