User Guides
The following guides have been designed to provide additional workshop support in the use of The Breaker website and all the online journalism tools that can be used alongside it.
WordPress Introduction & Basic Posting
An introduction to Online Journalism, Web Terminology and WordPress. Focusing on how to create a basic post on The Breaker this initial guide introduces users to styling text, adding hyperlinks and inserting images.
Working with Images, Audio & Video
This guide demonstrates how to add an extra dimension to your online journalism by inserting images and embedding media, such as audio & video.
Search Engine Optimisation
These instructions contain details on how to check whether your content is optimised for search engine visibility and how to change it if it’s not.
Data Journalism
Data is an area of journalism that has become increasingly popular over recent years and although it is often seen as a difficult practice, there are a number of online tools available to make it more accessible for journalists.View the guide
Web Tools & Advanced Styling
Just like print, layout and design is an important factor in online journalism and although on The Breaker we work to a site-wide style, there are many styling options we can apply to make your articles more engaging to readers. Use this guide if you want to learn more about using columns, buttons, tabs, info-boxes and more.