Journalism tools and tech 
How to turn audio into an engaging social video
Waveforms and quote highlights can be a great way to tease out the best soundbites from your podcast on social media. We round up some of the best examples from around the media industry
Posted by Jacob Granger on 01/10/21Tip: Experiment with tried-and-tested tools for investigative journalism
Bookmark this list of muckraking tools and techniques that can help you gain access to elusive sources and data
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 23/08/21Tip: Transcribe captions from YouTube videos
There is an easier way to turn audio on the online video platform into text
Posted by Jacob Granger on 11/08/21Five tools every journalist should try this year
Whether you are back in the newsroom or still working from home, these apps and online platforms can make your life easier
Posted by Jacob Granger on 10/08/21Four ways journalists can protect sources using the “deep web”
These tools will help you hide from censors when reporting on and within authoritarian countries
Posted by Nathan Clarke on 25/02/21Seven tried-and-tested steps to growing your digital subscription model
Thinking of rolling out a reader revenue strategy or revamping your existing one? The Google News Initiative shares tools and templates refined by newsrooms worldwide
Posted by Jacob Granger on 24/02/21Seven free tools for journalists to try in 2021
Upgrade your editing arsenal and organise your schedule at no extra cost with this round-up of mobile apps and online resources
Posted by Jacob Granger on 05/01/21App 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 03/11/20Tip: 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
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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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