Manuals, guides and resources for journalists | Manuais, guias e recursos para jornalistas

Read before use | Ler antes de usar

I was organizing some folders in my desktop when i realized i had a bundle of unread pdfs, that covered issues from Krav Maga to Slide Guitar lessons. And Journalism, of course. Some of these manuals and resources were already referred here at The Lake. They are great for students and seasoned professionals, from writers to multimedia enthusiasts, and are a valuable asset for those who are converting to new media. This is not a final list, so if you have any other links i’d appreciate if you’d share them with the rest of us. Special thanks to Daniel Doyle for helping me out with this one.

Estava eu a organizar algumas pastas aqui no meu computador quando me apercebi que tinha um monte de pdfs por ler, sobre temas desde Krav Maga a lições de Slide Guitar. E Jornalismo, claro. Alguns destes manuais e recursos já foram falados aqui no Lago. São excelentes para estudantes ou veteranos, desde escritores a entusiastas do multimédia, e uma mais valia importante para aqueles que se estão a converter aos novos média. Esta lista não está terminada, por isso se tiverem mais links agradecia que os partilhassem connosco. Um agradecimento especial ao Daniel Doyle por me ter ajudado com isto.

Books | Livros

Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive
A digital literacy guide for the information age

Download the book for free in your preferred language:

• Edición en Español
  
• Edição em Português
  
• Edition in English

Go to story about the launch of this book.

Handbook of Independent Journalism

Handbook for Bloggers and Cyberdissidents, RSF

Photojournalism, Technology and Ethics: What’s Right and Wrong Today?

The News Manual

We the Media

Online Courses | Cursos Online

• BBC Free Online Courses

These online modules and guides are free for you to use. They were originally designed for BBC staff and in publishing them here we have not made many editorial changes to them.

This is because they are primarily aimed at anyone who is working for, with or alongside the BBC, so the modules still contain some specific references to BBC procedures, methods and services.

• NewsU

NewsU (www.newsu.org) offers newsroom training to journalists and journalism students through its interactive e-learning program and links to other journalism education and training opportunities. The program is a partnership between the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

• BusinessJournalism.org

Guides | Guias

• Mindy MacAdams

> Online Media Types

> Interactivity

> Writing for the Web

> No-Fear Guide to Multimedia

> Journalists’ Toolkit

• Online Journalism ‘How-To’ Guides,  OJR

Getting started with an online news or information website? These guides will help you learn what you need to know about reporting, writing and making money on the Internet.

• ItrainOnline Multimedia Training Kit

The ItrainOnline MMTK is a growing collection of “workshop kits” for face-to-face training. The materials use a standard set of templates, and offer building blocks for trainers to build their own courses. But don’t think you need to be a trainer to use the ItrainOnline MMTK! The handouts are valuable information resources for anyone who wants to teach themselves about any of the wide range of topics covered.

Em Português

• Comunicamos.org

• Como tratar  casos de suicídio

O que Não fazer

• Não publicar fotografias ou notas de suicídio. • Não noticiar detalhes específicos do método usado. Este guia encontra-se disponível em português, com tradução autorizada pela OMS. Faça o download do documento completo aqui.

I know there are more resources,especially about video that could make this list. Send them over so i can make it better. We all can.  Leave your suggestions in the comments. Thank you.

Eu sei que há mais recursos, especialmente sobre video que podiam fazer parte desta lista. Enviem-nos para que eu possa fazer melhor. Possamos todos. Deixem as vossas sugestões nos comentários. Obrigado.

Opções Multimédia | Multimedia Options

Como apresentar a nossa história? Deixem-me contar as maneiras. Mindy McAdams caracteriza os vários formatos disponíveis, para que possamos escolher os suportes mais adequados à nossa reportagem.

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How to tell our story? Let me count the ways. Mindy McAdams described the different available formats, so we can choose the most suitable support for our news story.

Links : Cheat sheet for multimedia story decisions | Online Media Types

 

Video

• Seeing / hearing directly
• Motion / action
• Audio & video complementary; puts you there at the scene
• Experiential
• Present tense

Text

• Depth
• Context / background / analysis
• Low-tech — produce it anywhere, distribute anywhere
• Literary
• Links
• Conversation
• Fast & flexible
• Cheap
• Multi-platform “as is” — no conversions, no incompatibility

Photo

• Stops time (viewer can study it)
• Saleable (profits)
• Fast to be absorbed
• Sense of truth-telling
• Can be complementary or stand-alone
• Language-free (needs no translation)
• Less expensive than other media (except text)

Audio

• Theater of the mind
• Hear it for yourself
• Fast info about a speaker (personality, region, age; subtext)
• Listen while multi-tasking
• With or without narration (to add facts)
• First-person
• Verisimilitude

Audio slideshows

• Layered still images and sound
• Requires input from the user (McLuhanesque “cool media”)
• Mood, emotions, feelings
• Pulling two disparate things together (whole is greater than sum of parts)
• Takes advantage of the still photo approach
• Expands on traditional picture story

Data

• Interactive
• Personalized information (news near you; facts that directly affect your life)
• Verifies
• Relational (this plus that)
• Long shelf life
• Reference (go back again)

Graphic

• Visualize complex information
• Easy to digest
• Comparisons
• Spacial understanding
• Chunk the info (into pieces, parts, or sequences)
• See the unseeable (e.g., inside human anatomy)

 

Livro | Book : Multimedia Journal

“Multimedia Journal will show you how to tap into your creativity by guiding you through a variety of activities that will prod your imagination so you can capture new ideas for multimedia storytelling. The exercises are intended to jump-start your creative energy. This book is for Multimedia Journalists.”

Square 7×7 inches (18×18 cm) 60 pages

Published: January 1, 2008

By Richard Koci Hernandez

 

 

 

Richard Koci Hernandez do Multimedia Shooter escreveu um pequeno guia para jornalistas multimedia, nascido das notas criadas para workshops. Segundo o autor, “o livro contém 50 exercícios e ideias para se pensar criativamente sobre fotografia, video, audio e multimedia em geral.” Podem espreitar as primeiras 15 páginas aqui.

Richard Koci Hernandez from Multimedia Shooter wrote a small guide for multimedia journalists, born out of the notes he created for his workshops. According to him, “the book is packed with over 50 creative exercises and ideas to get you thinking creativity about photography, video, audio and multimedia in general.” You can take a peek at the first 15 pages here.

Podcasts : Dicas Para Entrevistas | Interview Tips

Jack Herrington escreveu um tutorial em duas partes sobre como fazer entrevistas para podcasts, começando no equipamento necessário e acabando na edição. Indispensável.

Jack Herrington wrote a two part tutorial on how to make interviews for podcasts, starting on which gear is needed and finishing with editing. Essential stuff.

Killer Interviewing Tips for Podcasters, Part 1

Killer Interviewing Tips for Podcasters, Part 2

O meu próprio equipamento | My very own gear

 

 

A Redacção OpenSource | The OpenSource Newsroom

Que ferramentas podemos ter para fazer um trabalho jornalístico multimédia? As opções no mercado são muitas, mas como ter uma redacção num computador e não gastar quase dinheiro nenhum? Este artigo cobre algumas das opções OpenSource preferidas por um blogger vosso conhecido. Se tiverem algumas sugestões ou conhecerem mais alternativas, avisem.

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Which tools can we own to make a multimédia journalistic assignment? There are lots of options out there, but how can we build our very own newsroom in a computer, with minimum expenses? This post covers some of the Open Source options, selected by a blogger of your preference. If you have any suggestions or know any other options, let me know.