Multimedia Journalism Resources
General Shooting Tips
- Ten Common Video Storytelling Mistakes.
- Shoot Better Video with a DSLR
- Don’t Shoot Vertical Video
- iPhone 6 vs. DSLR vs. Point and Shoot
Mobile
- How to Produce Video on Your Mobile Phone
- Videolicious Tutorials: Videolicious Academy
- Poynter NewsU Course: Mobile Video Storytelling with Videolicious
Writing Captions
- Poynter: Tips for Writing Photo Captions, How to write great captions for your photos
- 5 Things to know To Know About Writing Captions on Instagram
Video Lower Thirds
Photos (Note: not all tips apply for journalistic use!)
- How to Take Better Photos with Your Android Phone
- 10 Quick Tips for Taking Better Photos With Your iPhone
- How to take better photos with Your iPhone 6
Videolicious
Overview & Editing
- How Videolicious works
- How to Create a Narrated Voiceover Video with Photos
- How to Create a Newsmaker-Style Video
- How to Use Multiple Sound Bites
Tools & Features Tutorials
- How to Crop & Reposition Your Photos
- How to Turn Off Photo Movement (Ken Burns Effect)
- How to Trim a Video Clip
- How to Create a Subclip
- How to Add a Lower Third
- How to Add Natural Sound to Your B-Roll Shots
Tools & Tutorials – General
Map Tools
Interactives/Data Visualization
Building Your Web Presence
5 Things Your Online Journalism Portfolio Should Include
Create a top-notch journalist portfolio website.
For Building a Free/Low-cost Portfolio or Web Site
About.me (Use as landing page. Link to other content such as resume on Scribd.com. Example:https://about.me/oliviasmith)
WordPress.com (Free, not the “self-hosted version. See below.)
Bluehost.com (for setting up a “self-hosted” version of WordPress)
Greengeeks.com (self-hosted WordPress)
Photoshelter.com (Good for photographers)
Using WordPress
WordPress is not just for blogging! It’s a full-fledged “content management system” that you can use to build a web site. With just a few tweaks, you can easily and quickly launch your own site. See these articles for details:
CUNY: Creating a Top-Notch Journalist Portfolio
How to Build a Distinctive Portfolio Site
WordPress.com vs hosted WordPress
“Self-hosted” WordPress
Bluehost.com tutorials:
How to Install WordPress
http://wordpress.forthenovice.com (videos)
WordPress.com Tutorials/Help
If you are using the free version of WordPress, look here for tips on how to configure your site:WordPress.com Support
Embedding documents
Do you want to embed :
Tutorial: How to Embed PDF, Spreadsheets, etc. into WordPress
WordPress Plugin: Google Doc Embedder (Note: this works only for the self-hosted version of WordPress, not the free version.
WordPress Themes (aka templates)
WordPress.com Theme Showcase: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/
Note: The themes below are for “self-hosted” WordPress sites. You cannot install your own themes on the freebie sites available at wordpress.com.
Graph Paper Press: Great templates for photographers, visual types
Gabfire: For creating a news site.
Themeforest.net: My personal favorite. Tip: Click on “Wordpress” in the navigation bar first to filter out other other formats.
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
This article compares the two.