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.

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.

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.

From IJNet, this brief guide offers tips and links to resources for doing citizen journalism online.

"This handbook was conceived during the planning for the UNESCO-Nepal Press Institute first Roundtable on The Gender Perspective in Conflict Reporting, conducted April 7-9, 2004 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Roundtable drew together journalists and analysts from South Asia to specifically examine the influence of gender and conflict on professional journalism, and vice versa. The Roundtable discussions served as the central resource and inspiration for a wider-ranging exploration by the Roundtable facilitators of how reliable journalism is coping with the enormous challenges of gender inequity and violent conflict which exist, inter-related, in South Asia and elsewhere. The outcome is this handbook, a compilation of emerging ideas, strategies and professional skills that journalists can wield against the entrenched traditions and new threats which constrain free expression and the achievement of gender equality and conflict resolution.
"Part 1 explores the 21st Century media environment and key issues; Part Two presents strategies and skills for working journalists; Part Three provides selected Resources."

"We seek to motivate members of the journalism community by broadening the understanding of how communities work and by showing how to apply that knowledge. We hope to become a valuable resource to those in the journalism field, providing working journalists, journalism students and educators and citizen journalists, with a community coverage Web site that includes lessons, case studies and testimonials.

"The Covering Communities Web site was created as a one-stop resource with all the necessary tools to better understand community journalism.

• Become an online community
• Provide educational tools
• Foster conversation and advice
• Help generate ideas for stories and coverage techniques"

This page links to information provided by online journalism guru Mindy McAdams for an introductory training session she designed on multimedia (audio, video, and slides) for reporters. There is a five-page handout as well as links to software, equipment, and other helpful material.

"IWPR builds democracy at the frontlines of conflict and change through the power of professional journalism. IWPR programs provide intensive hands-on training, extensive reporting and publishing, and ambitious initiatives to build the capacity of local media. Supporting peace-building, development and the rule of law, IWPR gives responsible local media a voice."

Canadian journalist Julian Sher's guide to Internet research for journalists. Collects tips as well as links to search engines and other resources.

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