Journalism tools and tech 
How to create a pitch log using Trello
A guide for freelance journalists on tracking multiple pitches using the project management tool Trello
Posted by Abigail Edge on 10/06/16Why storytelling ‘is still everything', despite new journalism tools
Journalist and producer Scott Rensberger reinforces the power of the story as reporters begin to experiment with mobile journalism tools and techniques
Posted by Caroline Scott on 03/05/16App for journalists: WePress, for pitching your work to publishers
Get your work commissioned within a network of professionals with this free app
Posted by Caroline Scott on 01/10/15New app aims to be a security resource for journalists
The free app, called Umbrella, includes tool guides and information to help journalists stay safe in the field and online
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 29/09/155 apps for journalists to record phone interviews
Recording interviews offers an extra layer of protection for journalists, as well as enabling easier transcription. Just remember to ok it with your interviewee first
Posted by Abigail Edge on 21/07/1520 tools and resources every journalist should experiment with
From sourcing and reporting stories to producing and distributing them, here are some tools which will (hopefully) make your life easier
Posted by Alastair Reid on 28/05/15Tool for journalists: Hemingway, for better writing
A text editor featuring Markdown formatting and a focus on "bold, clear writing"
Posted by Abigail Edge on 18/05/15Tool for journalists: Riddle, for interactive polls and lists
Quickly put together a poll, quiz or list to enhance your stories online and increase shareability
Posted by Abigail Edge on 11/05/157 data viz tools for covering the UK general election
A selection of (mostly free) data visualisation tools and apps for journalists covering the upcoming UK general election
Posted by Abigail Edge and Catalina Albeanu on 14/04/15How to publish stories to Medium
A guide covering some of the blog-publishing platform's newer features, including the homepage editor, tagging, unlisted publishing and adding to 'Publications'
Posted by Abigail Edge on 07/04/15The Times digital team launches 'quoteable' image tool
The Times and Sunday Times is following in the footsteps of Vox Media and NPR by releasing its own open-source image creation tool
Posted by Abigail Edge on 05/03/15Contributoria 'Topics' allow the public to commission stories
NGOs, media outlets and commercial companies can now set briefs for independent journalists using the collaborative publishing platform
Posted by Abigail Edge on 03/03/15Creating images for social media with Canva
Design tool Canva can help you create images to share alongside your stories on social media in minutes
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 16/02/1510 tips for journalists using WhatsApp's new web client
It's been a long time coming, but WhatsApp has finally launched its web service. BBC apps editor Trushar Barot shares some tips for journalists using the platform
Posted by Abigail Edge on 22/01/15Tool for journalists: Tweetbe.at for managing Twitter lists
Use Tweetbe.at to update your lists and create new ones with filtered searches including geolocation
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 21/01/15Instagram image search tools for journalists
Search multiple hashtags and map your results with these handy Instagram search web resources
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 13/01/15Google Chrome browser extensions for journalists
Check out these tools for social media monitoring and analytics, research, curation and more
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 07/01/15Tool for journalists: Create interactives with Story Maps
Create different styles of maps to tell visual stories with this free resource
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 23/12/1410 Firefox add-ons for journalists
Firefox is 10 years old this month. Here's a look at some of its useful add-ons for image editing, social media search and productivity
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 25/11/14< Previous Next >
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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Personal trainer James Hilton has launched a podcast 'Jim's Gym - Inspiring Movement'. James, a specialist in biomechanics and injury recovery from the Cotswolds, runs Jim's Gym, a virtual online space supporting people over 55 to be more active
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How to get started in mobile journalism
Mobile journalists and trainers shared their tips and starter advice at the Mobile Journalism Conference in Dublin
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 05/09/16