Emily Sweeney offers sound advice for reporters looking to improve their reportorial multimedia skills — quick, cheap (often free), easy things for journalists to do that will help them become digital citizens, if not digital natives.

Sweeney, a multimedia reporter for the Boston Globe, practices what she preaches. Check out her personal Web site, which is a good example of what a reporter’s personal space can be. She’s spent some time giving it personal flair, incorporated a blog, background info, and links to her own work.

She also uncovered this very cool old video on YouTube telling high school students all about how great newspaper work is.