With free blogging software you can create a Web site with a multimedia flair.

Online Media Legal Network

From Harvard's Berkman Center, the Online Media Legal Network (OMLN) is a network of law firms, law school clinics, in-house counsel, and individual lawyers throughout the United States willing to provide pro bono (free) legal assistance to qualifying online journalism ventures and other digital media creators.

Quick Overview: Wordpress and Blogger

Wordpress and Blogger are two of the most popular blogging platforms because they're free and fairly versatile. Visit this quick overview for information on how to get started.

Using Twitter for Promotion and Community

Twitter, the leading service for microblogging, was quickly adopted by dozens - then hundreds - of news outlets in 2008 and 2009. Learn to use it to drive traffic to your Web site.

Understanding Traffic
The most widely used metrics for measuring traffic to your site involve counting page views, visits and unique visitors. Here's an overview of the more relevant metrics.

Shooting Video
With patience and creativity, a novice videographer can shoot like a professional, but you must invest the time to develop the expertise.

Interviewing, a Practical Guide for Citizen Journalists
Improve your interviewing techniques. Module developed by professors at American University's School of Communication.

Top Ten Rules for Limiting Legal Risk
Created by professors from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

The Freebies List
A list of 73 free or inexpensive resources that you can use in reporting, multimedia storytelling and managing Web sites.

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Mark Briggs, author of Journalism 2.0, expands upon the lessons from the book on his blog.

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J-Learning was originally created by Hop Studios’ Susannah Gardner and Travis Smith. It was recently updated by Mark Briggs, author of Journalism 2.0, with help from J-Lab's Craig Stone and Anna Tauzin. Jan Schaffer was executive editor. J-Learning and New Voices are administered by J-Lab and are supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive
Only $10 for a copy of the must-have handbook for every journalist in the field today. While supplies last.

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