As we say, digital journalism is sweeping this profession, leaving traditional journalism behind. There is no journalist left who does not have social networks, channels from other platforms or their own entrance to expose their information. But mobile phones can make things even easier for us. Through different applications we can have the news at hand at all times, publish our opinions or use it as a recorder. Therefore, the following list of apps for journalists will be really useful for you.
Notepads
Memo pad
Its name leaves little room for imagination. The pencil and the paper are in disuse, and for this we have this tool that will allow us to have all the information at hand at all times. It is a very easy-to-use application that will allow us to point out the highlights of an event, an interview or a press conference. It is optimized for easy note taking after hours. calls, so it will be ideal for telephone interviews. You can add reminders of the events that you have soon, being able to add the location. Finally, it includes the option to make backup copies so as not to lose the information, both on your phone and in Google drive.
JotterPad
An evolution of notepads very useful for writers, journalists and copywriters. This simple text editor allows us to add our notes of all the events and interviews that we have. Thanks to its comfortable and simple interface, we will be able to carry out our work without distractions. Includes a lot of functions such as phrase search, clipping or the extended keyboard to make it easier. We can choose between different fonts to do it to our liking, as well as access its dictionary in case something escapes us. On the other hand, we can connect to our favorite cloud services such as Drive or Dropbox and always have them at hand, as well as print the texts directly.
StoryCheck
This application is aimed at all types of journalists, from professionals who work in a small newsroom, freelance or professionals who are beginning to enter the world. With this editor you can collect all your stories and the most important events that happen on a day-to-day basis. With a simple and intuitive interface, you can comfortably cover all events, press conferences or interviews. All you have to do is collect the information and then translate it into the app to always have it at hand. On the other hand, it also offers guidelines Y advice for conducting interviews, writing forms, and a guide for choosing questions.
Information source organizers
Feedly
Feedly is one of the essential apps for journalists. Here we can organize, read and share our feeds favorites so we don’t miss anything. You can consult all this and much more thanks to its simple and intuitive interface. Its system quickly loads all the contents, and you can filter them comfortably in its search bar to find them easily. If you don’t know what to look for, you can check their topics popular to be aware of everything. It is connected to more than 40 million of news that you can read in a simple and clean way. On the other hand, it is also very useful for all types of businesses, thus helping them to grow and expand more easily.
With this app you can save all the content, topics and news that interest you easily and comfortably from any device. You can easily store news, articles, videos, instructions or anything you discover on the Internet. You can also store the content to which you are subscribed to have them at hand at all times. Thanks to its orderly layout and customizable display options, you will have an experience for your sight don’t be forced. As is the case with its function to hear, in which you will learn about all kinds of topics without using your hands or eyes. You also have themes recommended by the app available, and the service does not require Internet access.
gReader
gReader is another feed and social media reader with a simple, fast and intuitive design. It has support for podcasts and you can organize your content easily. In addition, like the previous one, it also works without an Internet connection, which will allow you to be informed at all times. All data is stored locally on the cloud, and you can sync them across all your devices. Has available four themes of colors to take care of your sight, and includes voice reading to listen to all your news. On the other hand, you can mark as read the articles that they are consulting, and in their search filters you will be able to find them quickly. Finally, you can share the articles by mail and by your favorite social networks.
Audio recorders
Call Recorder
Voice recorders could not be missing from this list of apps for journalists. More than 100 million of downloads, it will help us to record calls, a very useful tool in press conferences and telephone interviews. We can record as many as we want and save to our liking. Then you can listen and add notes, in addition to sharing them later in different ways. It has Google Drive to have your calls always at hand, and you can save them within the application in different folders. You have three recording options: record everything, which comes by default; ignore everything, which will not store any; and ignore contacts, in which it will only record calls from people who are not on your list.
Tape-a-Talk
The voice recorders of the 90s and 2000s, so present in all press conferences and street interviews, are long gone. Now we can fulfill this function on our mobile thanks to several applications, among which we find Tape-a-Talk. This voice recorder will allow us to record all kinds of statements and talks in any situation. You can configure the quality of the sound, choosing input high or low. In addition, you can choose the frequency and the Format of each recording to customize it to your liking, being the AAC The lightest. It has a premium version to access all the settings, store all the recordings in the cloud and get rid of the ads.
Smart Recorder
This app has been designed to make long, high-quality recordings. It has a very comfortable and simple user interface, and it has many useful functions. With the omission of be quiet, it will remove the fragments where it does not detect sound for a better result. Allows recording in background even with the screen off, and you can store all the fragments based on the free storage of your device, allowing recordings of a maximum of 2GB. Just click the red button and we can easily save, pause, resume and cancel the process. On the other hand, we can also share the samples by email or our favorite social networks.
Tools to practice at home
Teleprompter & video subtitling
If you are afraid of the big screen, this application will allow you to overcome your nerves prior to a live broadcast. It has more than 4 millions of users. You can record videos with a teleprompter that you edit in advance, or you can hit the record button and improvise on the fly. It offers a lot of functions customization, such as adding and editing subtitles, guessing with themed titles and trimming videos, as well as adding music and removing background noise. You can start by sharing your recordings on your favorite social networks, and thus gradually improve.
Spreaker Studio
And we finish the list with a very interesting app for radio lovers. With Spreaker Studio you can create your own podcast and broadcast it live to a lot of listeners. Share your content easily on your social networks and share it with millions of people, as if you were in a radio studio. You can professionally create shows, add sound effects, and mix music and voice. It also has a chat with which you can interact with your listeners in real time, all with a very easy and simple to use interface.
