Journalist’s Toolbox

Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists

Social media
Social media analytics resources, tools for scraping and building graphics and video for social
Digital journalism
Productivity tools, e-newsletters, social graphics and many other digital resources
Data journalism
A deep archive of resources for scraping, cleaning and visualizing data
Video: Data scraping
In this video playlist, learn how to find, scrape and analzye datasets
Gender issues
Resources for writing about SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade
Business
Tools for covering the economy, markets, inflation, investigating companies and more
COVID-19 resources
More than 750 links to resources on vaccines, data, mandates and much more
Copy editing
Tools for editing, help with headlines and fact-checking resources galore
Fact checking
Dozens of resources for fact-checking stories, photos, video and more
Transcription tools
Dozens of tools — free and paid — for transcribing audio interviews
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
Find diversity style guides, expert source databases and other resources
Public records
Search public records databases and portals, FOIA and Form 990s, etc.
Investigative
Resources for backgrounding people and pulling public records; tipsheets on best practices
Digital security
Resources to keep you and your data safe as well as your sources.
Wildfires
Data and other resources for covering wildfires around the world
Weather
Resources for writing about hurricanes, tornadoes and other severe weather
Environment
Resources for covering environmental issues, wildlife, wildires and more
Teaching tools
Links to resources for teaching in-person and remote journalism courses
High school journalism
Dozens of links to tools for organizing your high school media outlet
College media
Tools for running a student newsroom and resources for covering your campus
Mental health
Resources for journalists covering mental health issues but also for those seeking assistance
Public safety
Tools for covering workplace safety, manmade and natural disasters
Expert sources
Need a diverse expert’s viewpoint for a story? We have dozens of databases that can help