Media Ethics at Work

Consent, accuracy, sourcing and the calls you have to make quickly.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Ethics as daily decisions, not philosophy
2. 1.2 Trust as the product
3. 1.3 Codes of practice, and where they come from
4. 1.4 Your responsibility as the junior in the room
1. 2.1 Verifying before publishing
2. 2.2 Sources and corroboration
3. 2.3 Getting it wrong, and correcting it
4. 2.4 Speed against certainty
1. 3.1 On the record and off it
2. 3.2 Anonymity, and protecting a source
3. 3.3 Payment, favours and inducements
4. 3.4 The source who has an agenda
1. 4.1 Filming and recording people
2. 4.2 Public interest against intrusion
3. 4.3 Private grief and distress
4. 4.4 Children and vulnerable people
1. 5.1 Fairness and balance
2. 5.2 Stereotyping, and the words you choose
3. 5.3 Whose voices are missing
4. 5.4 Reporting on a community you are not from
1. 6.1 What editing is acceptable
2. 6.2 Staging, reconstruction and labelling
3. 6.3 Graphic and distressing images
4. 6.4 AI-generated and synthetic media
1. 7.1 Commercial and advertiser influence
2. 7.2 Editorial independence
3. 7.3 Conflicts of interest
4. 7.4 Refusing an instruction you believe is wrong
1. 8.1 Your own social media, as a media worker
2. 8.2 Harassment of media workers, and by them
3. 8.3 Handling complaints
4. 8.4 Deciding your own line before you need it

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Pre-degree / Foundation students in India
Studying: BJMC, BA Journalism & Mass Communication, B.Sc. Animation & VFX, BA Film Studies
Recent graduates strengthening a CV
Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.