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Slides for the annual Investigative Journalism Conference #VVOJ2014 at Kortrijk. 75+ Tools for Investigative Journalists (English Version)
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VVOJ 2014 75+ Tools for Investigative Journalists
@Journalism2ls
Journalist & Documentary Maker @VRT Tools & Digital Strategy Advisor @Journalism2ls Before Senior Journalist & Editor in Chief @VMMA Certified Advanced Google Searcher & Glass Explorer Fulbright Journalism Award Researcher @CUNY Graduate School of Journalism/Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, New York Work/Life/Pleasure: Brussels - Tokyo - New York.
Hi Everyone! Ezra Eeman, Founder @Journalism2ls
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Beeld: Still BBC Serie Sherlock
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Journalism Tools. A curated collection of new tools & resources for the next generation of journalists
Rules for Tools
Pick Keep it simple. Choose tools that suit your workflow.
Stick Keep it consistent. Choose tools and stick with them.
Dig Master your tools. Dig deep. Learn shortcuts.
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The 80/20 Tools Rule
; Focus on what works for you. Stick to 10 tools and do 80% of your work with them. Stay open for new things. Make experiments 20% of your workflow.
experiments primary tools
20%
80%
Workflow Design
@Journalism2ls Workflow
Collect & Curate Enrich Publish & Engage Analyze
Finding a story...
Monitor News
2. Nuzzle Monitor news shared by friends &
connections on social media.
3. Newsle Monitor news about friends &
connections online.
1. Feedly One of the best Feed-readers out
there.
4. Social Sensor Smart algorithm based news stream.
5. Prismatic News based on your interests and
your connections.
6. Tweetdeck Indispensable tool to monitor &
search twitter.
7. IFTTT Automate actions between apps. 1. Send tweets with a certain hashtag
to Google Spreadsheet. 2. Get a daily mail with location based
tweets. 3. Get a sms if someone specific mails
you 4. Archive your pictures on dropbox. 5. Link Feedly with Evernote 6. ...
8. Mention Real time alerts for specific
keywords.
9. Google Alerts Get notified when a search term
appears on Google.
10. Versionista Track changes on a webpage.
Alerts
11. Geofeedia Monitor social media based on
location.
12. Vibe Smartphone app to filter social
media based on location.
13. LIFTTT IFTTT with location triggers.
Location
14. Heatmap News A new way to monitor world news.
15. Newspaper Map Find & translate online newspapers from all over the world.
(Re)search
Social Media
17. Buzzsumo Discover which stories go viral.
Analyze your competition.
18. Mentionmap Discover connections between twitter users. Map hashtags.
16. Topsy Advanced twitter search engine.
19. Bio is Changed Get an update when somebody’s
twitter bio is updated.
20. Tweet Library Archive your tweets
21. 360 Social Me Get a full overview of someone’s
social media presence.
22. Followerwonk Discover hidden connections between twitter users.
23. Bond Schedule calls with your sources.
24. Document Cloud Platform to search, analyze, annote
and publish document.
25. Overview Analyze and visualize complex text
documents
People & Paper Trail
Collecting Data
27. Import.io The easiest way to scrape an
internet page.
28. Dead Url Dead Url? Try this tool to revive it.
26. Scraperwiki Scrape data from the internet/
pdf’s/twitter with ready made or custom modules
29. Crowddata Crowdsource the investigation of
large documents
30. Kobotoolbox App to quickly conduct field
surveys.
31. Polls Easy to build online polls
Structure
32. Realtime Board Multifunctionl online board to
structure ideas, scenario’s networks,...
33. X-Mind Great app to map complex
networks. Also a great tool for brainstorming.
34. Detective.io Online investigative platform with easy templates for investigation.
Story Mapping
35. Casefile Specialized software to map complex investigations.
36. VIS Visualize investigations.
37. Maps Engine Map an area for research and add layers of information.
Production
Production
39. Toggle Handy online tool to keep track of
your hours.
40. Camscanner Use your phone as a scanner.
38. Drp.io File hosting without a password.
41. Cloudconvert Convert anything to anything.
42. Small Pdf Everything you need to work with
pdf’s.
43. Easy Annote Annote pdf’s
Privacy (warning: none of these tools are fail-proof)
45. Hushed Temporary anonymous phone
numbers - worldwide.
46. Telegram Encrypted message service.
44. Peakdrive Secured German Dropbox
alternative.
47. Mailvelop Browser extension for encrypting
your webmail.
48. Redphone Secured phone conversations.
49. Trunked Anonymous private links to share
files.
On the Road
50. Filmic Pro Video app with professional control
functions.
51. Sky Recorder Easy audio-recorder for VOIP
conversations.
52. VSOCAM One of our favorite photo apps
Reporting
53. Interviewy Audio-recorder with transcription
function.
54. O-Transcribe Online transcription app. Just upload your audio rf video and get started.
55. Dictation.io Impressive online dictation app.
Reporting
Create
Good tools attracts attention, raise interest for the subject, add value and engage the reader to stay longer on the page, dig deeper and share the story.
4 ESSENTIAL STORYTELLING TOOL STEPS
01 ATTENTION
04 ENGAGEMENT
03 VALUE
02 INTEREST
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Interaction Level Determine the level of interaction you want. Do you push, pull, allow conversation, ask for interaction. Is it live or not? Single- or multi-user?
V Time/Skill How much time do you have to build something? 10 minutes or 10 months? How much skill do you need to get the job done?
$ Price Check the price. Some tools are open source and free. Others work with subscriptions, clicks or have to be bought.
a Story Elements Identify the elements of your story. Which one do you want to highlight or add with a tool? Time, place, persons, sounds, images, relationships, data,...
“ Form/Function Make sure the form of your tool follows the function it has and not the other way around. Don’t distract, add value.
5 Platform Consider the platform your readers will use to access the story: web, mobile, touch,...
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Data Stories
57. Raw Simple & beautiful infographics.
58. Chartblocks Versatile platform for infographics.
56. Silk Platform to publish interactive data
stories.
59. Visage Promising datavisualisation tool.
60. Datavisual Alternative tool to make data
graphics.
61. Infogram Stylish and easy to embed
infographics.
62. Palladio Online platform to visualize and publish complex multidimensional research projects.
63. Kettlecorn Online platform for layered
interactive video content with subtitles, wikipedia, pictures,...
64. Racontr Promising new interactive platform
for multimedia stories #beta
65. Touchcast Make touch based interactive video with integrated web functionalities.
Interactive Video
66. Exposure Stunning online platform voor
picture and video stories.
67. AESOP Wordpress plugin enabling
‘scrollytelling’
68. Storehouse Mobiele app to build scolling stories.
Snowfalling
Multimedia
70. Thinglink Make pictures & video’s interactive.
71. Mattermap Map issues interactively.
69. Spicynodes Tool to bring layered information in
a new interactive way.
72. Timeline.Js Best timeline tool out there.
73. Storymaps Map & timeline in one tool. Add rich
media.
74. Tripline Visualize voyages.
75. Odyssey New online platform to visualize stories in time and space.
76. Soundcite Integrate sound in articles.
Links
Monitot News
Feedly Powerfull feedreader https://feedly.com/
Nuzzle News shared by friend & connections http://nuzzel.com/
Newsle News about friends and connections https://newsle.com/
Social Sensor Smart algorithm selectied news http://www.socialsensor.eu/
Prismatic Smart algorithm selectied news http://getprismatic.com/
Tweetdeck Indispensable tool to monitor twitter https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
IFTTT Automate actions between apps https://ifttt.com
Links II
Alerts
Mention Real time alerts based on keywords. https://en.mention.com/
Google Alerts Alerts based on search terms https://www.google.com/alerts
Versionista Track changes in web pages https://versionista.com/
Locations
Geofeedia Monitor social media based on location http://geofeedia.com/
Vibe Monitor social media based on location on your smartphone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vibe/id433067417?mt=8
LIFTTT IFTTT with location triggers http://www.visualcandyapps.com/lifttt/
Heatmap News Discover the news hotspots on a map http://www.heatmapnews.com/
Newspaper Map Find and translate online newspapers http://newspapermap.com/
Links III
Wikipedia
Wikiwash Monitor real-time changes on wikipedia http://wikiwash.metronews.ca/
Wikiwand Stylish Wikipedia interface http://www.wikiwand.com/
Social Media
Topsy Advanced twitter search engine http://topsy.com/
Buzzsumo Discover and analyze trending stories http://buzzsumo.com/
Mentionmap Map twitter users and hashtags http://mentionmapp.com/
Bio is Changed Get notified when a twitter bio changes http://bioischanged.com/
Tweet library Archive your tweets https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tweet-library/
id365768793?mt=8
360 Social Me Disoover someone’s social media presence http://www.360social.me/
Followerwonk Discover hidden connections on twitter https://followerwonk.com/
Links IV
People & Paper Trail
Bond Schedule calls with your sources https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bond-with-people-that-matter/id894620038?mt=8
Document Cloud Analyze and annotate documents http://www.documentcloud.org/home
Overview Analyze and visualize documents http://overview.ap.org/
Collect Data
Scraperwiki Scrape data from the internet/pdf's/twitter https://scraperwiki.com/
Import.io Easiest way to scrape data from the internet https://import.io/
Dead Url Revive a dead url http://deadurl.com/
Crowdata Crowdsource document investigations http://crowdata.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
Kobotoolbox Reliable free field surveys http://www.kobotoolbox.org/
Poll Easy online polls http://poll.lab.io/
Links V
Map Stories
Realtime Board Visual online board to structure/brainstorm https://realtimeboard.com/
X-mind Map networks/brainstorm http://www.xmind.net
Detective.io Online investigative platform https://www.detective.io/
Casefile Map complex investigations https://www.paterva.com/web6/products/casefile.php
VIS Visualize investigations http://vis.occrp.org/
Maps Engine Add layers of information to a map https://mapsengine.google.com/map/
Links VI
Production
Drp.io File hosting without a password http://drp.io/
Toggle Keep track of your time https://www.toggl.com/
Camscanner Turn your phone into a scanner https://www.camscanner.com/
Cloudconvert Convert anything to anything https://cloudconvert.org/
Small Pdf Tools for pdf’s http://smallpdf.com/
Easy Annote Annote pdf's http://www.easy-annotate.com/
Links VII
Privacy
Peakdrive Secure dropbox alternative http://peakdrive.de/
Hushed Temporary anonymous phone numbers http://hushed.com/
Telegram Encrypted messaging https://telegram.org/
Mailvelop Encrypt your webmail https://www.mailvelope.com/
Redphone Secured phone conversations https://whispersystems.org/
Trunked Share anonymous files https://trunked.me/
Links VIII
Reporting
Filmic Pro Video app with professional functions http://www.filmicpro.com/
Sky Recorder Audio-recorderfor VOIP http://eapps.pro/app/sky-recorder/
VSOCAM Multifunctions picture app http://vsco.co/vscocam
Interviewy Audio-recorder with transcription functions http://www.interviewy.co.uk/
O-transcribe Online transcription tool http://otranscribe.com/
Dictation.io Online dictation with speach recognition https://dictation.io/
Links IX
Data Stories
Silk Publish interactive data stories https://www.silk.co/
Raw Easy custom datavisualizations http://app.raw.densitydesign.org/
Chartblocks Versatile platform for infographics http://www.chartblocks.com/en/
Visage New charting platform http://visage.co/
Datavisual Alternative tool for data graphics http://datavisu.al/
Infogram Easy and stylish infographics https://infogr.am/
Palladio Online tool to publish and visualize comple research projects. http://palladio.designhumanities.org/
Links X
Interactive Video
Kettlecorn Online platform for interactive video http://kettlecorn-edit.innovation-series.com/
Racontr New tool for interactive multimedia publishing https://beta.racontr.com/
Touchcast Interactieve video for touch screens http://www.touchcast.com/
Snowfalling
Exposure Stunning platform for picture and video stories https://exposure.co/
Aesop Wordpress Plugin dor Scrollytelling http://aesopstoryengine.com/
Storehouse Mobile app for scrolling stories https://www.storehouse.co/
Links XI
Multimedia
Spicynodes Interactive concept voor layered information http://www.spicynodes.org/
Thinglink Make interactive video & pictures https://www.thinglink.com/
Mattermap Map issues and add interactivity https://www.mattermap.nl/
Timeline.js Best timeline tool out there http://timeline.knightlab.com/
Storymaps Interactive map and timeline tool http://storymap.knightlab.com/
Tripline Visualize travels http://www.tripline.net/
Odyssey Visualize stories in time and space tp://cartodb.github.io/odyssey.js/
Soundcite Integrate sound in your articles http://soundcite.knightlab.com/
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