Jakarta | July 2012

Citizen Journalism Workshop

Participants gain an overview of shooting photos and conducting audio interviews following the standards of journalism.

Blogging

The recommended platform for blogging is WordPress.

• RGMP 2: Start a blog
• 10 'next steps' to improve your WordPress blog
• Blogging Resources (list)
• Inspiration and examples: Blogs and Journalism

Social media and journalists: Recommended articles and blog posts

Audio

Recording audio:

• RGMP 3: Buy an audio recorder and learn to use it
• Interview Basics, by Adam Weiss
• Audio Resources (list)

Editing digital audio (the recommended software is Audacity):

• RGMP 4: Start editing audio
• Super-Fast Guide to Audio Editing (PDF, 290 KB)
• Editing Audio with Audacity (Part 2) (PDF, 181 KB)
• RGMP 6: Post an interview (or podcast) on your blog
• Dropbox Instructions (PDF, 108 KB)

Audio slideshows (the recommended software is Soundslides):

• Soundslides: A Brief Introduction
• Examples of audio slideshows (links)

Video

Shooting a video story:

• RGMP 12: Learn to shoot video
• Video Resources (list)

Editing digital video (you can learn with Windows Movie Maker):

• RGMP 13: Edit your video with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker
• RGMP 14: Publish your video on your blog
• Windows Live Movie Maker Tutorial
• Windows Live Movie Maker Tips (PDF, 128 KB)

Required Reading

• Lavrusik, Vadim. 8 Must-Have Traits of Tomorrow's Journalist. Dec. 9, 2009.
• McAdams, Mindy. Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency (PDF, 535 KB). 2009.

Teaching Links

• Q & A with Mindy McAdams: Teaching students to integrate multimedia tools and storytelling
• Multimedia journalism teaching: 10 things I learned (by Mindy McAdams)
• Journalism Grads: 30 Things You Should Do This Summer (by Mark S. Luckie)
• 10 Ways Journalism Schools Are Teaching Social Media (by Vadim Lavrusik)

Copyright © 2012 Mindy McAdams | University of Florida