Journalist Apps

26/03/2014

Another encryption app - especially useful for journalists:

Journalists can use the free ‘CoverMe’ app to privately call, text, and share photos, videos, and documents using military-grade (crack-proof) encryption.

03/03/2014

Can't access iNews from the field to update your script? Try Evernote. Our review:

The free ‘Evernote’ app can be used as a mobile newsroom to share scripts, notes, contacts, and photos on all devices including smartphones, tablets, and computers.

18/02/2014

Here's the video and review of the iOgrapher a mobile media case journalists can use to turn their iPads into steady cams, and improve the quality of their video with add-ons:

The iOgrapher mobile media case helps journalists turn their iPads and iPhones into professional cameras by allowing them to add lenses, lights, microphones, and attach it to a tripod. The handles ...

17/02/2014

Sneak peak! An interview with the inventor of the iOgrapher shows off it's features, and shares the best apps to use with the mobile media case. Video and review coming soon!

14/02/2014

Our review of the latest Facebook app:

Journalists can read news, and stay on top of Facebook friends feeds within one intuitive app.

11/02/2014

Our review of "TunnelBear" an app that can help journalists view censored websites:

Journalists can access blocked websites and browse the web privately by using the free ’TunnelBear' app to browse the web as if they’re in a different country.

09/02/2014

Here's our review of GorillaCam. This FREE app is great for video journalists and photographers. Best features? Time-lapses, stop motion videos, and rapid-fire photo shots.

The free GorillaCam app allows journalists to get creative with their iPhone camera by creating stop motion videos, time-lapses, and rapid-fire photo shots.

05/02/2014

Excited to be featured in International Journalists' Network. The story is in Arabic. Here's the link: http://t.co/2g44hsWzT4

04/02/2014

An inexpensive universal lens kit for your smartphone and tablet. Click on the link to read our latest review: http://journalistapps.com/accessories/good-cheap-clip-on-lenses-for-smartphones/

03/02/2014

A great way to get feedback from viewers and readers. It's free, (and a bit addicting). Here's our latest review on 'Jelly'

Journalists can use the Jelly app to get audience feedback, find story ideas, and get questions answered simply by taking a photo and asking a question.

10/12/2013

Share Photos On Multiple Platforms With ‘Instagram’ App: http://journalistapps.com/social/share-photos-on-multiple-platforms-with-instagram-app/

06/12/2013

6 Mobile Apps To Honor Nelson Mandela: http://journalistapps.com/2013/12/6-mobile-apps-to-honor-nelson-mandela/

05/12/2013

‘Life360′ App’s Panic Button Could Help Journalists During Emergencies: http://journalistapps.com/police-beat/life360-apps-panic-button-could-save-journalists-lives/

04/12/2013

Great app for journalists covering politics: http://journalistapps.com/politics/watch-live-briefings-with-official-white-house-app/

03/12/2013

Text and Walk More Safely With ‘Type and Walk’ VIDEO http://journalistapps.com/productivity/video-text-and-walk-more-safely-with-type-and-walk/

02/12/2013

Track Federal Fundraising With ‘Candidate CashOnHand’ REVIEW: http://journalistapps.com/politics/track-federal-fundraising-with-candidate-cashonhand/

26/11/2013

Great for journalists on the "go." Locate Public Bathrooms With Free ‘Sit or Squat Restroom Finder’ App. Our review: http://journalistapps.com/health/locate-public-bathrooms-with-free-sit-or-squat-restroom-finder-app/

25/11/2013

Contact Capitol Hill Lawmakers With Free ‘Congress’ App VIDEO: http://journalistapps.com/politics/video-review-contact-capitol-hill-lawmakers-with-free-congress-app/

22/11/2013

Get Alerts, Find Shelters With Free ‘Tornado by American Red Cross’ App:
http://journalistapps.com/weather/review-get-alerts-find-shelters-with-free-tornado-by-american-red-cross-app/

21/11/2013

How many times have you forgotten where you parked?

Journalists can keep track of where they parked by tapping on one button, and the ‘Augmented Car Finder’ app will show them how to get back to their vehicle when they are ready to return.

20/11/2013

Looking for potholes, graffiti, broken parking meters? This is a great resource for investigative (and general assignment) reporters:

Easily search and pinpoint civic issues with the free ‘CitySourced’ app. It's especially useful for investigative and general assignment reporters and photographers doing stories on urban blight. ...

19/11/2013

Journos - Don't get burned trying to share Wi-Fi at overcrowded Starbucks. Free app maps internet hotspots:

The JiWire Wi-Fi Finder app includes more than a half million internet hotspots entries from around the globe. Journalists can search for free Wi-Fi on an interactive map via their smartphone's GPS...

18/11/2013

Are you a morning show reporter? Got the 'graveyard shift'? Working overnights in the control room? Here's an app for you:

If you sleep better when you hear rain or an ocean, this app could prove useful. (This was my favorite app to use when would have to get to sleep early so I could work the morning show.) The app fe...

15/11/2013

This is especially useful for radio journalists:

Journalists can use the QuickVoice Recorder app to record audio soundbites or interviews using their iPhones. The app is especially useful for radio broadcasters.

14/11/2013

Journos - keep a dictionary in your pocket! This app is great because it includes audio pronunciations:

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary App allows journalists to use voice recognition to look up words, read definitions, and hear how the word is pronounced.

13/11/2013

REVIEW: 'PhotoToaster' App helps journalists straighten crooked photos. VIDEO

PhotoToaster is a photo editing app that allows users to straighten images, enhance, add filters and borders. The app is especially useful for journalists publishing pictures from their phones to t...

07/11/2013

Great for photojournalists, video photographers and meteorologists:

The Sunrise Sunset app uses GPS coordinates to determine when the sun will rise and set. The app is especially useful for photojournalists, video photographers, and meteorologists.

05/11/2013

A resource for covering the mall shooting in New Jersey:

Journalists can use the free Westfield Malls app to gather information about the mall. This app can be useful to journalists covering the 2013 New Jersey mall shooting at Westfield Garden State Pla...

29/10/2013

How tall is your stack of business cards waiting to be digitized? (mine's about two and a half inches tall - that's a lot of business cards!)

The 'CardMunch' app allows journalists to turn stacks of business cards into a searchable contact list and connect with sources on LinkedIn. The app uses real people - transcribers - to input the i...

27/10/2013

What's your worst YouTube TV Blooper fear?

The 'Stealth Tones' app emits one of five high frequency tones. Journalists can use the app to emit higher tones (often only detectible in younger ears) and annoy young people around them so those ...

23/10/2013

Some of the free apps (for mobile and desktop) are useful for journalists:

Apple made several major product announcements Tuesday, including releasing software and applications for free.

18/10/2013

REVIEW: Banjo is a great resource for investigative journalists looking to interview witnesses to a news event. The app maps location-based social networking posts. Have you used Banjo?

Banjo uses GPS to gather location-based posts from social networking sites and organizes information on a map. Journalists can find witnesses that "checked in" near a news event.

23/08/2013

Use the SaferBus App to quickly search for safety records. This app comes in handy after a bus accident. Here's how it works:

It's standard practice for journalists to look up the safety rating of bus companies after incidents, especially crashes. There's an easy way to get this information, even if a journalist is on sce...

22/08/2013

A tour bus crashed in Southern California today injuring more than 50 people. Journalists can check on bus companies safety performance by using an app created by the US Department of Transportation. It's called SaferBus and is available on iPhone and Android:

The free SaferBus app allows users to look before you book and easily access a bus company’s safety performance records, file complaints and more from your smart phone or tablet.

31/05/2013

If you want to hear live radio reports of the current tornado in Oklahoma, open your iHeartRadio app and tune into one of the Oklahoma stations. KTOK-AM 1000 is newsradio, and has non-stop coverage.

Get the free iHeartRadio app to listen to on your iPhone, Android, and more!