A brief tutorial on collecting and editing online audio from Mindy McAdams. See also the linked companion Super-Fast Guide to Audio Editing and her Journalist's Toolkit section on audio.

"For people who make websites--A List Apart Magazine explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices."

This tutorial shows one way to use the Drupal content management system to set up a school newspaper website.

From 24 Ways, Natalie Downe describes a fast (and cheap) approach to web usability testing. As she writes, "Some usability testing is better than none at all..."

As of this writing (29 October 2007) this looks like the beginnings of a site (put together by online journalism guru Mindy McAdams) with links to tools for online journalism. This already looks like a very useful resource. I'm looking forward to seeing it develop.

A website for people using Drupal (or thinking about using it) to run online newspapers. A very good resource for learning how Drupal can help you manage a newspaper (or similar resource) online. The site has links to websites using Drupal, tips on using Drupal and its modules, and lots of helpful discussion.

Drupal.org is the website run by the community that created, develops, designs, and uses the Drupal Content Management System, and the single most important resource for any Drupal user. This is the place to:  read more »

• Download Drupal modules and themes
• Explore Drupal's Handbooks to find information on using the CMS

Free online tutorials on web design, coding, scripting, and so on...

From J-Lab and the Knight Citizen News Network, this book by Mark Briggs is called "a digital literacy guide for the information age." The chapters offer basic technical instructions for online journalism tools including blogging, audio, video, and more. Download the free PDF or order a print copy.

"NGO-in-a-box offers a set of peer reviewed and selected Free and Open Source software (F/OSS), tailored to the needs of NGO's. It provides them not only with software, but also with implementation scenarios and relevant materials to support this."

"The Open Publishing edition of NGO-in-a-box is a toolkit of free and open source software, tutorials and guides for producing, publishing and distributing content."

"The Audio and Video edition of NGO-in-a-box is ... a toolkit of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), documentation and tutorials for NGOs, non-profits and media activists"

"NGO-in-a-Box Security Edition is aimed predominantly at human rights, anti-corruption, and womens groups, independent media and journalists. Its purpose is to help these groups, and those who work as trainers and technical support with these groups, to orient themselves with the kinds of security and protection tools they could use and the ability to easily access and try them out."

"The BaseBox (base.ngoinabox.org) is a collection of tools for the day to day running of small to medium sized NGOs. Produced by Tactical Tech in collaboration with Women'sNet, the BaseBox aims to make it easier to set up base, find the right software and learn how to use it."

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