Journalist’s Toolbox

Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists

Math for journalists
Suck at math? We have tools, exercises and calculators that can help
Data journalism
A deep archive of resources for scraping, cleaning and visualizing data
Mobile journalism
Mobile reporting apps, research on mobile journalism and tools for building apps
Training videos
More than 85 training videos on how to use various journalism tools.
Productivity
Dozens of tools to make you more efficent reporter, editor and manager
Fact checking
Dozens of resources for fact-checking stories, photos, video and more
Copy editing
Tools for editing stories, fact-checking, headline writing and more
AI for journalists
A collection of artificial intelligence tools for journalists, including guides, research and ethics
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
Business
Hundreds of tools for covering retail, inflation, investigating companies and much more
Banking
Resources and links to regulatory agencies for the banking industry, tips for covering bank runs, etc.
Investigating companies
Tools and training videos for pulling SEC filings, violations and much more
Public records
Search public records databases and portals, FOIA and Form 990s, etc.
FOIA resources
Tools for making FOIA requests and tips on best practices for handling them
Investigative
Tools for investigating public officials, government, companies, nonprofits, etc.
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, etc.
Mental health
Resources for covering mental health issues and also links for journalists seeking help
Transcription tools
Dozens of tools — free and paid — for transcribing audio interviews
Expert sources
Need a diverse expert’s viewpoint for a story? We have dozens of databases that can help