Can your smartphone be the ideal piece of kit for reporting breaking news and shooting vox pops in the street? Yes — so long as you bring a charger bank and a gimbal
This free audio-to-text app saves you the trouble of transcribing quotes from your last interview
The new feature keeps audiences watching your video content - here is how to set it up
The 'News Reader' app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV aims to take advantage of this emerging market to discover new audiences
Industry professionals reveal their best tools for staying on top of their busy schedules
When you cannot interview your next guest face-to-face, use this tool to capture microphone sound quality quotes when in different parts of the world
Bring your mojo content to life on social media with filters, stickers and text options
This new Google Chrome plug-in allows news readers to rate pieces of journalism out of five and give the reasons why - producing a 'mould vs gold' leaderboard of journalists and news outlets
To help social audiences prepare for rain or shine, one BBC weatherman experiments with short-form clips on Twitter and Instagram
The app enables citizen journalists and news curators to source and produce real-time content for Twitter and Periscope
Hack the Press helps journalists understand technology through expert talks and hands-on experience of creating new tools
On-screen teleprompter, spirit level and cloud storage space can help take your smartphone video to the next level
Bookmark these seven best-picks to help you with anything from sorting through datasets to verifying information
Timeline visualisation helps audience understand the backstory and context of news. Here is how to create it
Use the news aggregator app to access, compile and share the best reads from your friends, followers and those outside of your filter bubble
To protect journalists against online threats, Reporters Without Borders has launched a hub providing guidance on encryption, account security and more
Field reporters no longer need six bags and a laptop, they can get footage for TV, radio and online in one fell swoop with a few tools and apps
Want to jump on the podcasting bandwagon but cannot afford a production crew? Here is how to get started
When picking a picture for your next piece, this stock image site is a go-to place for better representing ethnicity, sexuality, disability and body positivity
'Trust indicators' enable viewers to take a look at the people, practices and policies driving 52 regional, national and international media outlets
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
A quick and easy tool for turning your Instagram pictures into an audio slideshow
A storytelling tool to allow people to tell stories in their own words, pictures, audio and maps
A data journalism visualisation tool as recommended by Simon Rogers of the Guardian's Datastore
Popular liveblogging platform CoverItLive has announced the end of its free usage tier, becoming an entirely paid for subscription service
Bitly, the popular link shortener used by lots of news websites, announces its ‘bitmark’ service
A free toll that allows you to transcribe an audio interview without having the toggle between a text-editing document and audio player
A great new tool that can help journalists verify breaking news stories
Flipboard partners with SoundCloud, National Public Radio and Public Radio International to add audio, making the social magazine a multimedia experience
Create mini Storifys of a Twitter conversation in a swipe and three taps with the Tweetbot update
A great online tool to allow you to annotate images with rich media such as tweets, videos, photos and audio
Track change in an area of interest by receiving notifications when Google adds new satellite images
Curated storytelling tool Storify signs its first syndication deal and is now available on social reader Android and iPhone/iPad app Pulse
Independent adds digital music service Spotify's new play button
Citizen journalism site Blottr launches Guardian-style 'frictionless sharing' Facebook app
Muck Rack is a site that aggregates Twitter and social media feeds for thousands of professional journalists
A new tool for journalists created by a multimedia journalist and journalism professor
A fantastic, easy-to-use tool to allow you to turn a spreadsheet into an interactive database
Search for data sets using Data.gov.uk's map-based search tool
Portfolio site Cuttings.me launches new features: RSS and multimedia cuttings
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Kindred Forest partners with Volker Lehmann and local families to bring Wild Beniano Cacao from the Amazon direct to the UK for first time. The Wild Chocolate bar blends rare flavours and sustainability: 20 per cent of profits go to rainforest conservation
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Awards are a great way to have your hard work recognised by industry experts and celebrate your teams. Here is where you can apply
If you find your social feeds a tad too heavy on men's voices, follow and connect with these fantastic women experts on indie media
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