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Journalism ToolsNov 12, 20144 min read

Updated Version — October 2015

95 tools for investigative journalists

A @Journalism2ls selection.

Monitor News

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Feedly, powerfull feedreader: https://feedly.com/

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Nuzzel, news shared by friend & connections: http://nuzzel.com/

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Newsle, news about friends and connections: https://newsle.com/

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Prismatic, smart algorithm selected news: http://getprismatic.com/

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Tweetdeck, indispensable tool to monitor twitter:https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/

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IFTTT, automate actions between apps https://ifttt.com

Alerts

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real time alerts based on keywords: https://en.mention.com/

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Google Alerts, alerts based on search term:https://www.google.com/alerts

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Versionista, track changes in web pages: https://versionista.com/

Location

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Geofeedia, monitor social media based on location:http://geofeedia.com/

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Echosec, free location based social media search:https://www.echosec.net/

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Vibe, monitor social media based on location on your smartphone:http://bit.ly/1z2iOyq

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Yomapic, location search for Instagram and social network VKontaktehttp://www.yomapic.com/

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LIFTTT, IFTTT with location triggers:http://www.visualcandyapps.com/lifttt/

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Heatmap News, discover the news hotspots on a map:http://www.heatmapnews.com/

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Newspaper Map, find and translate online newspapers:http://newspapermap.com/

Wikipedia

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Wikiwash, monitor real-time changes on wikipediahttp://wikiwash.metronews.ca/

Wikiwand, •

stylish wikipedia interface: http://www.wikiwand.com/

Social Media

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Topsy, advanced twitter search engine: http://topsy.com/

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Myne, mobile app for advanced twitter search:http://www.saviapps.com/myne/

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Buzzsumo, discover and analyze trending stories: http://buzzsumo.com/

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Banjo Discovery, discover & organizing social media content by time and location: http://ban.jo/discovery

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Mentionmap, map twitter users and hashtags: http://mentionmapp.com/

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Facebook Signal: surface relevant trends, photos, videos and posts from Facebook and Instagram:https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/get- started/signal

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Bio is Changed, get notified when a twitter bio changes:http://bioischanged.com/

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Social Me, discover someone’s social media presencehttp://www.360social.me/

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Followerwonk, discover hidden connections on twitterhttps://followerwonk.com/

People & Paper Trail

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Bond, schedule calls with your sources: http://bit.ly/1uSKIsx

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Cloud, analyze and annotate documents:http://www.documentcloud.org/home

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Overview, analyze and visualize documents:https://www.overviewdocs.com/

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Crystal, personality profiling with one-click as you browse LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. https://www.crystalknows.com/

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OSINT Facebook: advanced people/profile search on Facebookhttps://inteltechniques.com/intel/OSINT/facebook.h tml

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Graph.tips, experimental Facebook Graph Search Engine by Henk van Ess: http://graph.tips/

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Storyful Multisearch: search names/words/handles across networks and sites: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/storyful- multisearch/hkglibabhninbjmaccpajiakojeacnaf?hl=en

Verification

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First Draft visual verification guide for photos,http://firstdraftnews.com/downloads/firstdraft-vvg- photo-ALL.png

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First Draft visual verification guide video,http://firstdraftnews.com/downloads/firstdraft-vvg- video-ALL.png

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TinEye, reverse image search: https://www.tineye.com/

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Checkdesk: verify breaking news online:https://meedan.com/checkdesk-en/

Collect Data

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Scraperwiki, scrape data from the internet/pdf’s/twitter:https://scraperwiki.com/

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Import.io, easiest way to scrape data from the internet: https://import.io/

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Crowdata, crowdsource document investigations:http://crowdata.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

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Kobotoolbox, reliable free field surveys: http://www.kobotoolbox.org/

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Poll, easy online polls: http://poll.lab.io/

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EU-Data Tools, Set of free tools for analysing data about the EU:http://www.politico.eu/article/7-tools-on-eu-governance- brussels-lobbying-governance-open-data/

Map Stories

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Realtime Board, visual online board to structure/brainstorms:https://realtimeboard.com/

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X-mind, map networks/brainstorms: http://www.xmind.net

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Detective.io, online investigative platform: https://www.detective.io/

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Casefile, map complex investigations: http://bit.ly/15HLRyH

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VIS, visualize investigations: http://vis.occrp.org/

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Google Maps Engine, add layers of information to a map:https://mapsengine.google.com/map/

Production

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Drp.io, file hosting without a password: http://drp.io/

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Toggle, keep track of your time: https://www.toggl.com/

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Camscanner, turn your phone into a scanner:https://www.camscanner.com/

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Cloudconvert, convert anything to anything: https://cloudconvert.org/

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Small Pdf, tools for pdf’s: http://smallpdf.com/

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Easy Annote, annote pdf’s: http://www.easy-annotate.com/

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Google Translate App, use your camera to translate text instantly in 26 languages: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co m.google.android.apps.translate

Privacy

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Hushed, temporary anonymous phone numbers: http://hushed.com/

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Telegram, encrypted messaging: https://telegram.org/

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Mailvelop, encrypt your webmail: https://www.mailvelope.com/

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Redphone, secured phone conversations: https://whispersystems.org/

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OnionShare, open source tool for secure and anonymous file sharing:https://onionshare.org/

Reporting

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Filmic Pro, video app with professional functions:http://www.filmicpro.com/

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Cameo, Easily edit and share cinematic videos on your phone:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cameo/id988821661

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Sky Recorder, audio recorder for VOIP: http://eapps.pro/app/sky-recorder/

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VSOCAM, multifunctions picture app: http://vsco.co/vscocam

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Interviewy, audio-recorder with transcription functions:http://www.interviewy.co.uk/

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O-transcribe, online transcription tool: http://otranscribe.com/

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Dictation.io, online dictation with speech recognition:https://dictation.io/

Data Stories

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Silk, publish interactive data stories: https://www.silk.co/

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Raw, easy custom datavisualizations: http://app.raw.densitydesign.org/

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Chartblocks, versatile platform for infographics:http://www.chartblocks.com/en/

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Datavisual, alternative tool for data graphics: http://datavisu.al/

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Infogram, easy and stylish infographics: https://infogr.am/

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online tool to publish and visualize comple research projects:http://palladio.designhumanities.org/

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Highcharts & Highmaps, create interactive charts & maps easily for your web projects: http://www.highcharts.com/

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Sheetsu, turn Google Spreadsheet into an API and set up your data driven website in seconds: https://sheetsu.com

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Cloudstitch for Newsrooms, create interactive content modules for your story: http://www.cloudstitch.com/newsroom

Interactive Video

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Racontr, new tool for interactive multimedia publishing:https://beta.racontr.com/

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Touchcast, interactive video for touch screens:http://www.touchcast.com/

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Klynt, interactive editing and publishing tool: http://www.klynt.net/

Snowfalling

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Exposure, stunning platform for picture and video stories:https://exposure.co/

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Aesop, wordpress plugin for scrollytelling: http://aesopstoryengine.com/

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Storehouse, mobile app for scrolling stories: https://www.storehouse.co/

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Pageflow, open-source storytelling tool for rich video and image stories:http://pageflow.io/en

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social, scrollytelling optimized for social sharing:http://shorthand.com/social/

Multimedia

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Spicynodes, interactive concept for layered information:http://www.spicynodes.org/

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Thinglink, make interactive video & pictures:https://www.thinglink.com/

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Mattermap, map issues and add interactivity:https://www.mattermap.nl/

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Timeline.js, best timeline tool out there: http://timeline.knightlab.com/

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Tik-Tok, javascript tool to easily create beautiful, simple, mobile-friendly, vertical timelines: http://datanews.github.io/tik-tok/

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Storymaps, interactive map and timeline tool:http://storymap.knightlab.com/

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Tripline, visualize travels: http://www.tripline.net/

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Odyssey, visualize stories in time and space:http://cartodb.github.io/odyssey.js/

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Soundcite, integrate sound in your articles:http://soundcite.knightlab.com/

Analytics

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Media Impact Project, impact assessment & metrics guides for news

projects: http://www.mediaimpactproject.org/impact- assessment-and-metrics-guide.html

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Google Analytics, DIY Engagement Tracking guide:http://journo.biz/2015/08/18/tutorial-diy-engagement- tracking Need more Tools? Twitter: @Journalism2ls Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/journalismtools/

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