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THE COLLEGE PRESS USER MANUAL
Hello and welcome to The College Press.com publisher network! You are now a publisher and have the power to show the world your work! The days of impossible publication are over! You now work for a working international student newspaper, which connects you to the business! Congratulations!
IMPORTANT COLUMN NEWS: If you want to start your own weekly column on our site, please go to our contact page and email us what name you would like for your column. (Example names are 'Janes Corner', 'Bills Best'...etc). You must let us know the name of your column in order to start one.
With this account you will have access to the following features
1. Your own custom portfolio for showcasing your work while in college.
2. TCP peer editing network (The Slot) for article critique and refinement.
3. Our nationwide journalism job network
4. Journalism advice from Journalism Professors and Professionals
5. College Press publishing for front page, world wide exposure for your work (Clips)
6. Every Journalism school in the USA and their students
7. Our amazing and courteous staff who help you get started with your career
8. Letters of recommendation from our staff when you leave our program
Our Editor:
The College Press.com encourages peer critique and comments on work before it is submitted, but there is one editor of our website who oversees all submissions. The Senior Editor of College Press is Anne Whitt.
Our networks:
We have built an amazing network for you to explore. Log on your account and look around. Remember there are two areas of our website, the NEWS side and NETWORK side. These can be accessed through the tabs on the top right and bottom right of our website.
Links to our major networks:
Our front page: http://www.thecollegepress.com/
Our social news network: http://www.thecollegepress.com/social/
If you have problems:
Remember if you have any problems on our site, please refer to our FAQ (frequently asked questions) section of the site. Here we have covered every issue on the site to help you begin your journalism publication experience. You can find the link at the top of our front page menu. If you have looked through this area and still need help please click on CONTACT and one of our staff member will help you.
NETWORK INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE: (THOSE COLORED TABS YOU SEE ON THE TOP OF THE WEBSITE)
NETWORK GRAY: NEWS TAB (front page/newspaper)
Our GRAY network is the NEWS area of The College Press. This is the area where our students are published and seen all over the globe. Students have the chance to publish feature stories, weekly columns and editorials. Our newspaper portion of the network is the front page or who we call GRAY.
NETWORK RED: NETWORK TAB (newsroom)
Our RED network is our newsroom or the social network portion of The College Press. We have created a network for anyone who loves media to collaborate. In this network users can hunt for jobs, meet professionals in the media business, work with their class professors all the while building their virtual portfolios for graduation. The RED network is open to unlimited possibilities.
RED network menu options: While you are logged into your profile, there will be many menu options available to you on the top of the screen. Here is a breakdown of their names and functions:
HOME: This link will bring you back to your homepage or the newspaper front of the network.
PROFILE: Here you can return to your profile page.
COLLEAGUES: Here you can search through those who have accepted a COLLEAGUE REQUEST from you. These are your buds! Search through them with the tools provided.
NETWORKS: This is our college network section. Here you can join networks and collaborate with those within them. Choose wisely though, you may only be in two networks at one time. If you choose to join or leave a network, simply click JOIN NETWORK to join or LEAVE NETWORK to leave. Each network has its own page and comment board for meetings and collaboration. Network feeds within these networks simply tell you who is coming and going within your groups.
PORTFOLIO: This is your main profile page which has your online virtual portfolio which you may use to build your work for graduation. (See MY PORTFOLIO below to find out more about the virtual portfolio and its features)
INBOX: Here is your mailbox! You can send and receive messages, article status reports and colleague requests within The College Press here. Our staff will also send out site-wide messages and updates from time to time, so make sure to look for those. This is where you should go everytime you log in. So many things are happening on our site, this area will update you on things each day.
COLLEAGUE REQUESTS: This area is where you can see who has sent you a COLLEAGUE REQUEST (friend request) on the website. You may also see who you have requested and if they have accepted or declined your invitation.
SEARCH: The search panel is for locating other within our world-wide network. Using the various search tools we provide, you may locate a variety of students in many different areas of media.
FORUM: This area of your profile is where others can meet and chat. This is an open forum to discuss all things media, career and all things College Press. Browse the categories and join the conversation!
JOB MARKET: Here you will be able to browse job listings posted by many media outlets who are looking for great, young talent! Look around and see what position fits you best!
THE SLOT: Here is our editing room, we refer to as the PEER EDITING EXCHANGE. This is where you will submit work for peer advice and eventual publication on our front page. You may send in your work and allow others to see and critique the style, form and grammar. Once users are satisfied with the comments and time in the peer advice que, click on PUBLISH and it is send in for our review and publication. (See PUBLISHING in this manual for more information on THE SLOT and its features)
ACCOUNT: This area is where you can change your password to your profile. Simple Stuff!
PRIVACY: In this section you may edit privacy settings on your profile. If you choose not to have certain information displayed for the world to see, simply edit these viewing options.
SIGN OUT: Here is your LOGGING button. Once you are finished for the day, simply click on SIGN OUT and your will be logged out of the network.
BASIC NAVIGATION:
Meeting people:
We have many media students in our network. Each student has a different take on the world of media and can help you in your journey to your final career destination. Click on your SEARCH option to look for others in our network. Talk to them, share ideas, make a future job contact, even share media with each other on a story you are working on. Need a picture for your story? Look for a photojournalism major on our network!
Colleague Requesting: (friend requests)
This is our FRIENDING feature. When you meet someone you like on the website, send them a COLLEAGUE REQUEST. If they feel the same about you and they accept your invitation to be a COLLEAGUE, they will be saved on your COLLEAGUE LIST and you will have easy access to their profile link and much easier profile to profile communication is created.
Publishing:
To begin publishing your work, log into your account and click on ‘THE SLOT’ from the top right menu options within your profile. Once in THE SLOT, click on SUBMIT TO EXCHANGE. Once you are in the EXCHANGE, scroll down to find a media submission page with various options. Fill out this form as it relates to the media you are submitting. Once you are finished you will be taken back to a page where you can view MY PEER EDITING. Click on the media you just uploaded and you will be able to read all about your recent submission. If you are satisfied with how your work looks click PUBLISH on the top right of your media statistics page.
The QUE: The QUE is where your work sits while you wait to send it in for publication. Once you submit your work to us, the QUE is where it hangs. This area allows for others in the network to offer advice on certain things in your work. This will help you see things from many angles and make a decision to change your work or not. Once you are happy with time your work has been in the QUE, simply click PUBLISH on the top right of your article page and we will take it from there.
My portfolio:
In your main profile page you will see your virtual portfolio. Here there are tabs and folders where you may store your entire media progression with The College Press. To add items to your portfolio simply look under your name and click on the link titled ADD ITEMS TO YOUR PORTFOLIO. Once you click on this link, you will see pop-up window with submission instructions. (make sure you have your pop-up blocker off for this step) Follow the submission form options and click on ADD FILE to add this media to your portfolio.
Editing others work: (peer advice)
Once in THE SLOT, you have a few options. There is one section titled "Begin editing in." This is the area where you can browse work submitted by others for peer review. There are filtering choices by media type such as Journalism, Videography, Photo Journalism and Audio. This is the area where everyone submits their work for a few days of advice on their creation(s). Offer advice to others, show them where they may have mad mistakes and guide them toward correction.
Avoid SCAMS:
There are many people on the Internet that try and hurt people. As you know people steal passwords and give false information in efforts to disrupt people having a good time. For your safety on our website, please do not ever give out your password or billing information. Our staff already knows this and will never ask you for it. Also please do not communicate with anyone who has not been APPROVED on our website as a legitimate user. To check on someone, click to their profile and look for their TITLE next to their picture. If it says NOT APPROVED this means we are still researching this person and you should be cautious until our staff approves them. This is an extra layer of security for our members.
Again, welcome to The College Press and we hope you enjoy your program.
Daren Copely
Founder-The College Press.com
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