A CURATED GUIDE FROM COUTTS MEDIA
Journalism
Toolfinder.
Public beta · Help us test its usefulness
Find the right tool for the story, then compare what fits, what it costs and what to check.
For reporters, editors, producers, fact-checkers, photographers, data teams and freelancers.
Describe the job, not the source. Your description stays in this page. You can also search by tool name.
Staff should follow the organisation’s rules. For AI tools, confirm the approved AI tool list and that the use is allowed by the AI and data-protection policy. Freelancers and independent journalists can use the checklist to record their own decision. A listing is not approval. Read the AI policy guide.
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33 tools · each with a rules check and suggested workflow / Selected, dated and checked
Start with the job.
Transcribe, verify, clean data, caption video or check a photograph. Task fit comes before price.
See the trade-offs.
Put two or three tools side by side: devices, languages, formats, costs, accounts, data handling and review dates.
Keep the evidence.
Check output against the original. A transcript, translation or AI answer still needs your judgement and approval.
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