Journalism tools and tech
Tip: Prepare for the US presidential election
Reporting live on US election day? GIJN provides expert sources, tools and strategies to make it through the event
Posted by Sophie Aristotelous on 02/11/20Tool for journalists: The Progress Network, for finding experts on societal solutions
Looking for inspiration or new sources for reporting on what the world can do to solve its biggest problems? Look no further than this network of journalists, scientists, academics and other professionals
Posted by Jacob Granger on 27/10/20App for journalist: JSafe, for reporting online abuse
Do not suffer in silence. This app built for female, female-identifying and non-binary journalists allows you to report instances of harassment and trolling, and receive follow-up support
Posted by Jacob Granger on 19/10/20Want to discover more constructive journalism stories? This app curates them in one place
Squirrel News compiles articles from the likes of the Guardian, Bloomberg and BBC which report on the solutions to society's problems
Posted by Jacob Granger on 10/09/20Six simple steps to beef up your cybersecurity while WFH
Journalists face new threats to their sources and personal information in times of a global pandemic
Posted by Nahla Davies on 09/09/20Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist launches a stress management tool for newsrooms
Since the beginning of the pandemic, most journalists feel overwhelmed but just keep going. If that sounds like you, you may want to make a change before you burn out
Posted by Marcela Kunova and John Crowley on 24/08/20New mobile journalism learning tool is set to win hearts
Want to try your hand at smartphone storytelling techniques? With this deck of cards, you will always have a MoJo trick up your sleeve
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 18/08/20Reuters launches AI-powered tool to speed up discovery of historic videos
The technology can recognise key public figures and transcribe speech from videos dating back to the 1900's to make soundbites or clips easier to locate and use
Posted by Jacob Granger on 12/08/20Our.News creates 'nutritional' fact-checking labels to help audiences make healthier news consumption choices
Want to know exactly what makes up your media diet? This tool breaks down all the 'ingredients' of online articles to fight misinformation and build readers' trust
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 05/08/20Need data for your next story? This tool can get you the stats before the official figures are out
Here is how Sky News reporters sift through search traffic and social media trends to find new story leads
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/07/20International Fact-Checking Day: eight resources for verifying information
From news labels to toolkits, this selection of free tools can help reporters identify and debunk false information
Posted by Daniel Green on 02/04/20Need a source for your next story? This platform puts experts on speed dial
ExpertFile database can help newsrooms find the ideal interviewee and get them on the phone in a fraction of the time
Posted by Jacob Granger on 13/03/20Tool for journalists: Clockify, for improving task and time management
This online tool times your daily tasks and shows a breakdown of your time spent with different projects and clients to help you improve productivity
Posted by Jacob Granger on 03/03/20How AI can help predict subscription cancellation and keep readers engaged
When readers hit a paywall at the right moment they are also more likely to subscribe. Clever algorithms now make this part of reader behaviour easier to understand
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 25/02/20New platform Kapang TV brings hyperlocal content to 400 UK towns and cities
The local media service will be delivered to British homes via broadband and will offer bespoke local advertising in a bid to become financially sustainable
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 24/02/20Tool for journalists: Subly, for adding captions to video content on social media
This new online tool aims to speed up the transcription process for online video to just a matter of minutes
Posted by Daniel Green on 20/02/20IDA, Microsoft’s new AI-powered tool, helps journalists collaborate on large datasets
Finding one name in a sea of scanned documents or a video footage takes a lot of legwork. This new tool can speed up the process and supercharge collaborative data investigations
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 10/02/20USA Today uses augmented reality to dive deeper into topical news stories
Mobile audiences are spending more than twice as much time with interactive stories compared to regular content on the same topic
Posted by Daniel Green on 04/02/20App for journalists: Doubletake, for recording both sides of an interview on smartphone
This new free app by FilmicPro allows you to record with two cameras on your mobile phone at the same time to capture interactions
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Tool of the week for journalists: Taggstar, for adding links to your pictures
A free tool to allow readers to hover over images on your site and find links to videos, audio and more, and one that offers money making opportunities for publishers
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 18 October 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Story Wheel, for easy audio slideshows
A quick and easy tool for turning your Instagram pictures into an audio slideshow
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 4 October 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Cowbird, for unedited storytelling
A storytelling tool to allow people to tell stories in their own words, pictures, audio and maps
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 14 August 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Datawrapper, for quick data visualisations
A data journalism visualisation tool as recommended by Simon Rogers of the Guardian's Datastore
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 29 June 2012CoveritLive switches to paid-only service
Popular liveblogging platform CoverItLive has announced the end of its free usage tier, becoming an entirely paid for subscription service
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 1 June 2012Bitly launches 'bitmark' social bookmarking service
Bitly, the popular link shortener used by lots of news websites, announces its ‘bitmark’ service
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 29 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Transcribe, a Chrome web app that saves time
A free toll that allows you to transcribe an audio interview without having the toggle between a text-editing document and audio player
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 25 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Geofeedia, to locate real-time photos, videos and tweets
A great new tool that can help journalists verify breaking news stories
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 17 May 2012Social magazine app Flipboard adds audio
Flipboard partners with SoundCloud, National Public Radio and Public Radio International to add audio, making the social magazine a multimedia experience
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 16 May 2012Tweetbot partners with Storify to allow Twitter conversation sharing
Create mini Storifys of a Twitter conversation in a swipe and three taps with the Tweetbot update
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 1 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Thinglink, for interactive images
A great online tool to allow you to annotate images with rich media such as tweets, videos, photos and audio
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 26 April 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Google Follow Your World
Track change in an area of interest by receiving notifications when Google adds new satellite images
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19 April 2012Storify stories now on news reader app Pulse
Curated storytelling tool Storify signs its first syndication deal and is now available on social reader Android and iPhone/iPad app Pulse
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19 April 2012Independent uses Spotify button to add 'new angle to music journalism'
Independent adds digital music service Spotify's new play button
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 11 April 2012Citizen journalism site Blottr launches Facebook app
Citizen journalism site Blottr launches Guardian-style 'frictionless sharing' Facebook app
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 10 April 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Muck Rack
Muck Rack is a site that aggregates Twitter and social media feeds for thousands of professional journalists
Posted by James Chapple on 5 April 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Timeline
A new tool for journalists created by a multimedia journalist and journalism professor
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 29 March 2012Tool of the week for journalists: freeDive, to create a searchable database
A fantastic, easy-to-use tool to allow you to turn a spreadsheet into an interactive database
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 22 March 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Data.gov.uk's map-based search
Search for data sets using Data.gov.uk's map-based search tool
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 13 March 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Cuttings.me
Portfolio site Cuttings.me launches new features: RSS and multimedia cuttings
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App for journalists: MyScoop, for commissioning mobile and citizen journalism
This new tool allows you to upload film and photo exclusives during breaking news events and charge organisations for using your content
Posted by Jacob Granger on 03/11/20