Journalist’s Toolbox

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    Productivity

    Dozens of tools to make you more efficent reporter, editor and manager

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    AI for journalists

    Links to the latest AI tools for reporting and editing as well as tips and ethics guidelines

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    Social media

    Resources for setting up and organizing your social channels, scraping, analytics and more

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    Training videos

    More than 85 training videos on how to use various journalism tools.

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    Public records

    Search public records databases and portals, FOIA and Form 990s, etc.

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    Investigative

    Tools for investigating public officials, government, companies, nonprofits, etc.

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    State government

    Tools, databases and other resources for covering state and local government

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    Data journalism

    A deep archive of resources for scraping, cleaning and visualizing data

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    Mobile journalism

    Mobile reporting apps, research on mobile journalism and tools for building apps

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    Digital journalism

    Productivity tools, e-newsletters, social media graphics and much more

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    Environment

    Dozens of links to environmental organizations, databases tools and other resources

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    Covering wildfires

    Links to databases, safety tips and more for covering wildfires and the aftermath

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    Public safety

    Links to resources for covering natural and manmade disasters, etc.

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    Weather

    Resources for covering hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, heatwaves and other severe weather

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    Mapping

    Learn how to use dozens of mapping tools for covering breaking new stories

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    Satellite imagery

    Free and paid tools for finding satellite imagery to cover disasters and more

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    Business

    Hundreds of tools for covering retail, inflation, investigating companies and much more

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    Investigating companies

    Tools and training videos for pulling SEC filings, violations and much more

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    Banking

    Resources and links to regulatory agencies for the banking industry, tips for covering bank runs, etc.

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    Transcription tools

    Dozens of tools — free and paid — for transcribing audio interviews

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    Expert sources

    Need a diverse expert’s viewpoint for a story? We have dozens of databases that can help

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    Fact checking

    Dozens of resources for fact-checking stories, photos, video and more

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    First Amendment

    Links to free speech issues, resources for help and much more

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    Ethics

    Features the SPJ Code of Ethics and many other ethics codes in journalism, other industries

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    Diversity

    Resources for covering diversity issues, including style guides, expert source databases, etc.

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