Multimedia Tutorials

These tutorials are used as components to multimedia classes taught at the journalism school.

Sony X70 A guide for using the Sony X70 high-end consumer-grade camera.
Canon T3i Learn how to use the Canon T3i DSLR camera.
Photoshop A beginner's how-to on opening, cropping, resizing, adjusting and saving photos.
Premiere Basic An entry-level guide for importing, simple editing, and exporting files using Adobe Premiere.
Premiere Intermediate An intermediate-level guide for Premiere editing worflow.
Video Techniques Techniques for shooting effective video stories for the web.
Online Multimedia Tools A list of online multimedia tools useful for journalists.

Data Journalism

These tutorials are used as components to data journalism and related courses.

Databases A giant directory of databases of where to find statistical information.
Open Refine Using Open Refine for basic data cleaning.
Digital Security Tips for digital security and threat modeling.
Spreadsheets A simple tutorial for using Spreadsheets like Excel and Google Spreadsheets.
(Lexis) Nexis Uni A quick guide to using the university's Nexis Uni account.
HTML A beginner's tutorial for learning HTML.
CSS A beginner's tutorial for learning CSS.
Data Wrapper Tips on creating charts and other data visualizations with Data Wrapper.
Google Maps How to import a data spreadsheet into Google Maps.
Blender Hillshade Map Making a hillshade map in Blender.

Public Records

These tutorials are used as components to public records courses taught at the journalism school.

FOIA/PRA FOIA and other Public Records Act (PRA) requests
Finding People Service for finding people online.
Financial Disclosure Statements Get information when politicians run for office.
Business Records Finding data on businesses, both online and from regulatory agencies.
Campaign Statements Candidates for public office on a federal, state and local level all must file campaign finance statements.
Criminal Court Records When a prosecutor formally charges a person with a crime a criminal court case is generated.
Nonprofits And Charities Most tax-exempt nonprofit organizations must file annual financial reports with the IRS.
Regulatory Agencies Finding data from various regulatory agencies.
Jail and Prison Records Information about jail and prison records.
Vehicle Registrations Vehicle And Vessel Licenses And Registrations.
Recorder's Office The county recorder’s office is the place of record for publicly filing official documents, usually related to property.
Immigration Records Finding naturalization and/or citizenship records.
Police Records Law enforcement agencies investigating crimes compile a number of different records in criminal cases.
Lobbyists Lobbyists often must register with a government agency and file annual or quarterly reports on their activities.
Civil Court Lawsuits Lawsuits are filed in civil courts, and the documents filed in these civil cases are presumed to be open to the public.
Military Records Records on people who served in the military are available from the U.S. government.
Legislation Get copies of records and bills introduced in various legislatures.
Voter Registration Records Records of registered voters are kept on a county level, usually in a Voter Registrar’s Office, sometimes called an Elections Office.
Bankruptcy Court Records When people or companies file for bankruptcy, they do so in a federal bankruptcy court.
Professional Licenses State government agencies require licenses for dozens of professions.
Property Tax Collector's Office Each county has a property tax collector’s office that collects property taxes.
Vital Records Records on births, deaths, marriages and divorces are kept on both the state and the county level.
Real Estate Records Terms Definitions of common terms used in real estate records.