David Higgerson: Seven useful search engines for journalists
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 19:02
David Higgerson offers "seven search engines which I think have potential for journalists who are digging for information related to stories and projects. It’s not intended to be definitive, just useful"
Medill Washington: Understanding data to be a better reporter
Saturday, 24 October 2009, 13:18
"At Medill, we’re using a Firefox add-on called SQLite. It’s small, fast and free; in other words, it’s perfect for a journalist on deadline."
Journalistopia: New Tableizer! Tool Turns Spreadsheets into HTML Charts
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 17:31
"Web producers here in our newsroom often have to throw up quick charts of data online, but hand-editing a table from a spreadsheet or exporting it from Office or Dreamweaver can be a time-consuming endeavor. Well, now you have Tableize!, a time-saving tool that lets you copy/paste spreadsheet cells, click a button and –voila!– instant HTML tables you can quickly put online."
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 10:43
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Useful tools for journalists (and anyone else) looking to track down people online.
Saturday, 14 July 2007, 13:00
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"This Firefox extension is a handy menu tool for investigators, reporters … online researchers and anyone interested in doing their own basic people searches and public record lookups as well as background research."
