Tutorials & Documents

Documents, style guides and tutorials for Philadelphia Neighborhoods.

• Common Sense Safety When Reporting in the Field:
  • Common Sense Safety When Reporting in the Field (video link)
  • Common Sense Safety When Reporting in the Field (slide deck)
  • Philadelphia Neighborhoods: Safety Tips (download)

• Story Docs:
  • PN: Story Types
  • PN: Story Pitch Outline
  • PN: Story Pitch Outline (example)
  • PN: Story Draft Template
  • PN: Story Draft Template (example)
    
• Style Guides:
  • PN: Style Basics
  • PN: Style Guide
  • PN: Photo Style Guide
  • PN: Video Style Guide
  • PN: Video Scripts Style Guide
  • PN: Diversity Style Guides
  • PN: Social Media Style Guide
    
• Equipment
  • You can check out equipment from our Equipment Office located on the first floor of Annenberg Hall. They require 24 hours notice. See details here.
    
• Photo:
  • Canon Rebel T5i: Instruction Manual
  • Canon Rebel T5i: Beginner’s Tutorial
    
• Video:
  • Video: Three Point Editing
  • Adobe Premiere: Step by Step Overview 
  • Adobe Premiere Pro: Lower Thirds Made Easy
  • Video Camera: Intro & Adjusting Settings
  • Vimeo: Uploading Your Video and Embedding it Into Your Post
    
• WordPress:
  • PN: Technical Requirements
  • WP Primer (how to log in, post stories, what to do and not to do)
  • Video: WordPress Primer
  • PN: Categories
    
• Legal:
  • Laws and Legal Principles of Newsgathering
  • Journalist Cans & Cannots
    
• Etc.:
  • PN: Mobile & Remote Journalism Toolkit
  • Charles Library Journalism resources

Updated: Jan. 19, 2022