Journalist’s Toolbox

Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists

Fact checking
Dozens of resources for fact-checking stories, photos, video and more
Investigative
Tools for investigating public officials, government, companies, nonprofits, etc.
Public records
Search public records databases and portals, FOIA and Form 990s, etc.
Training videos
More than 85 training videos on how to use various journalism tools.
Business
Hundreds of tools for covering retail, inflation, investigating companies and much more
Math for journalists
Suck at math? We have calculators, primers and other tools that can help
Weather
Resources for covering winter storms, dangerous cold and flooding
First Amendment
Links to free speech issues, resources for help and much more
Ethics
Features the SPJ Code of Ethics and many other ethics codes in journalism, other industries
Diversity
Resources for covering diversity issues, including style guides, expert source databases and other tools
Data journalism
A deep archive of resources for scraping, cleaning and visualizing data
Digital journalism
Productivity tools, e-newsletters, social media graphics and much more
Social media
Resources for setting up and organizing your social channels, scraping, analytics and more
AI tools for journalists
A collection of artificial intelligence tools for journalists, including guides, research and ethics
Productivity
Dozens of tools to make you more efficent reporter, editor and manager
Graphics | video | social
Use these tools to enhance your social media posts and videos
COVID-19 resources
More than 750 links to resources on vaccines, data, mandates, flu and much more
Global reporting
Resources for writing about global trade, economies, politics, military and more
Expert sources
Need a diverse expert’s viewpoint for a story? We have dozens of databases that can help
Mobile journalism
Mobile reporting apps, research on mobile journalism and tools for building apps
Digital security
A long list of tools and guides to keep you, your sources and your data safe
Transcription tools
Dozens of tools — free and paid — for transcribing audio interviews
Broadcast journalism
A deep list of resources for TV broadcasters, podcasters and more
Copy editing
Tools for editing stories, fact-checking, headline writing and more
Mental health
Resources for covering mental health issues and also links for journalists seeking help