The right to blog: freedom’s next frontier

Noel recommends the following timely article on blogging and the Citizen Media Summit held in Budapest just a few days ago:

The right to blog: freedom’s next frontier

Art As Advocacy Lesson #1: Homework

Assignment: Create a reaction to this image. Write about it, draw on it, cut it apart, manipulate it, change it, or do whatever else you feel is appropriate to display your reaction.

Photography tips

Lot of tips for beginner and advanced photography:

1. Photography tips for Beginners
2. Composition tips
3. Learning Composition: The Rule of Thirds
4. Portrait Photography Tips
5. 4 Quick Tips for Portraits
6. 6 Tips for Perfect Composition in Portrait Photography
   

Homework #1 — Two Surveys

Please fill out following two surveys online today. Be as thorough as possible!

CJ Student Questionnaire
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GsLpLQfO70vaZTGicOuCzg_3d_3d


Blog Brainstorming
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5iOToywyQjUMcfje_2bOceeg_3d_3d

Informative videos

1. Many to Many - Filmmaker Martin Lucas presents a short video showing the new and growing promise of the “blogosphere.” This is more than individuals publishing their thoughts, it’s a veritable global, public conversation.
   
   
2. How Not to Make a Documentary - Video that shows what you should avoid when you're making your own video. It's useful for any kind of video not just documentary.
   

Ourmedia Learning Center

Text tutorials and how-to videos from Ourmedia Learning Center:

1. Video: How to create a videoblog. Editing video. Compression tips. How to shoot better video. Publish your movie. Resources.
   
   
2. Audio: How to create a podcast. Editing and compressing audio. Podsafe music and audio clips. Where to find podcasts. Get listed in iTunes. Resources.
   
   
3. Multimedia: How to screencast. How to create a digital story. Where to see digital stories. Oral histories: Telling the stories of families and communities.
   
   
4. Image: Digital photography tips. Your rights as a photographer in public places. How to publish your artwork online.
   

Citizen Journalism in Plain English

Those videos are good starting point for understanding Citizen journalism tools. Click on the links to see them.

1. Blogs in Plain English
   
2. Podcasting in Plain English
3. RSS in plain English
4. Social Media in Plain English
5. Social Networking in Plain English
   
6. Online Photo Sharing in Plain English
   

Welcome!

Welcome to the Citizen Journalism Learning Blog. Here the CJ trainers will post learning materials, examples of Citizen Journalism, and reviews of the days' lessons. On the sidebar you will see a list of blogs that you can use as examples when working on your own blog. And of course this blog should serve as an example as well.

Whenever you have problems, whether technical or content-related, feel free to ask questions in the comments section.

Good luck!