BBC Training & Development: Good Shooting Guide «
http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourse.asp?tID=5914&cat=3 | | The bbc shares its training materials through this online course detailing the basic principles on shooting news video. |
Center for Citizen Media «
http://www.citmedia.org/ | | Founded by dan gillmor , the nonprofit center aims at helping to enable grassroots media at every level. lists current projects. |
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Legal Guide for Bloggers «
http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/ | | Nonprofit group working to protect digital rights. offers information about legal issues related to intellectual property (copyrights) , privacy , access to public records , defamation (libel) , election and labor law , and obscenity issues. |
Flickr: CNNExchange «
http://www.flickr.com/groups/cnnexchange/ | | Share photos of breaking news. best are selected to be highlighted at cnn. com in its " i-reports" section. |
Flickr: Photojournalism 2. 0 «
http://www.flickr.com/groups/photojournalism/ | | Group sharing and discussing citizen and collaborative photojournalism assignments. |
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-dissidents «
http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=542 | | Published by " reporters without borders" and offering advice on how to start a weblog. covers ethical guidelines , recommends tools , and provides technical ways on how to get around censorship. [pdf]. |
I, Reporter «
http://www.ireporter.org/ | | Weblog devoted to citizen journalism , run by freelance writer/editors amy gahran and adam glenn. offers tips and examples. |
I-Report Toolkit: Trade Secrets «
http://edition.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/toolkit/tips.html | | Tips on how to take great photos , videos , and audio when reporting. also available as pdf. |
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism «
http://www.j-lab.org/ | | Active organization promoting the development , study and training of participatory journalists. |
NewAssignment. net «
http://newassignment.net/ | | Edited by david cohn , this an experiment in open-source reporting tracks developments in interactive journalism. |
Online Journalism Review «
http://www.ojr.org/ | | Covers issues about online news worldwide. resource for news industry leaders , publishers , editors , bloggers , educators and anyone watching trends in news-gathering. |
Our Media: Personal Media Learning Center «
http://www.ourmedia.org/learning-center | | Provides " how-to" guides for videoblogs , podcasts , and filing multi-media news stories. also offers a repository of audio , video and photo content , and an open media directory. |
Scoopt «
http://www.scoopt.com/ | | Media agency helping citizen journalists sell newsworthy photographs and videos to the press. tips , pick of the day , faqs , and weblog. |
SourceWatch «
http://www.sourcewatch.org/ | | Collaborative directory of people , organizations and issues shaping the public agenda. catalogs pr firms , activist groups and government agencies , along with the criticisms that are made of these groups from different perspectives. |
The Largemouth Citizen Journalism Manual «
http://www.mcgillreport.org/largemouth.htm | | Documents five steps to becoming a citizen journalist. compiled by a group of professional journalists who volunteer time to teach anyone the skills to produce accurate , compelling news reports. |
