{"id":856,"date":"2018-01-21T15:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/?page_id=856"},"modified":"2023-02-28T02:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T02:50:26","slug":"professional-looking-portfolios","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/professional-looking-portfolios\/","title":{"rendered":"A good portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A professional portfolio\u00a0&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common check-button\">\n<li>Includes these elements:\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common check-button\">\n<li>your original stories, photos &amp; video<\/li>\n<li>your resume\u00a0 \/ cv,<\/li>\n<li>professional statement of purpose<\/li>\n<li>A photo of you at work.<\/li>\n<li>Describes your social media competencies<\/li>\n<li>Describes your technical skills (Adobe suite, drone video, livestreaming, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Describes your languages, cultural competencies<\/li>\n<li>Has an &#8220;ask&#8221;\u00a0 &#8212; Contact me at &#8230;\u00a0 \/ Available for\u00a0 freelance\u00a0 assignments &#8230;\u00a0 \/ download my pdf resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Uses basic principles of good graphic and interactive design, such as\n<ul>\n<li>balance, proportion, sequence, unity, emphasis &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Keeps similar things together, avoids trapped white space<\/li>\n<li>invites reader\u00a0 to explore, uses clear menus, it transparent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Shows your design choices such as:\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common idea-button\">\n<li>Many points of entry, like a newspaper, or<\/li>\n<li>Emphasis on photography, or<\/li>\n<li>Project , long-form writing emphasis, windowed, or<\/li>\n<li>Minimalist, a single impression with menu options<\/li>\n<li>Non-linear, mapped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Is built around your professional capabilities and experience<\/li>\n<li>Is itself a statement of your familiarity with technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A professional portfolio &#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common cross-button\">\n<li>Does not indulge in overly long personal anecdotes or manifestos\u00a0 \u00a0(blogs excepted)<\/li>\n<li>Does not have left over in-class college assignments or\u00a0 course numbers<\/li>\n<li>Does not have extra or\u00a0 trapped white space or other graphic\u00a0 design bloopers<\/li>\n<li>Does not fall back on stock photos or clip art<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t tell everyone you are hard-working.\u00a0 You have to show it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/news\/editors-guide-creating-online-portfolio\">Editor&#8217;s guide to a professional portfolio<\/a> (Poynter)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Here are some recommended prompts from journalists to get you thinking:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common idea-button\">\n<li><\/li>\n<li>What are your skills that are unique to your experiences?<\/li>\n<li>If you were a consultant, what services would you provide<\/li>\n<li>What is your thinking when you are directing and coaching someone through a story?<\/li>\n<li>How did this project span platforms, and what did those conversations look like?<\/li>\n<li>What is exciting about your job?<\/li>\n<li>What problems do you like solving?<\/li>\n<li>What are you obsessed with?<\/li>\n<li>What is your unique value?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of professional portfolios\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/racing\/blog\/_\/name\/smith_marty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marty Smith\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; RU grad, ESPN anchor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rettingediting.com\/\">Arielle Retting<\/a> &#8212; RU grad, wired magazine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaraleeming.co.uk\/\">Clara Leeming<\/a> &#8212; UK freelancer, minimalist design<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/willman.pressfolios.com\/\">Dale Wilman<\/a> &#8212; NPR reporter, NYU professor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerwitherspoon.com\/\">Roger Witherspoon<\/a> &#8212; Retired, Atlanta &amp; Dallas newspapers, author<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannahmwise.com\/\">Hannah Wise\u00a0<\/a> &#8211; Audience development editor, McClatchy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billkovarik.com\/\">Bill Kovarik <\/a>&#8211; instructor for this course, note the newspaper design influence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of portfolio site builders &amp; ideas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/learn\/famous-graphic-designers\/\">Famous graphic designers<\/a> &#8211;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clippings.me\/\">Clippings<\/a> &#8212; Portfolio site for writers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressfolios.com\/\">Pressfolios<\/a> &#8212; Another one, this starts at $10 a month<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vandelaydesign.com\/best-photographer-portfolio-websites\/\">Great photographer portfolio web sites\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/journalists\">Muck Rack<\/a> &#8212; Portfolio sites for journalists, PR professional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A professional portfolio\u00a0&#8230; Includes these elements: your original stories, photos &amp; video your resume\u00a0 \/ cv, professional statement of purpose A photo of you at work. 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