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== Investigative Reporting; Journalism; General Research ==
* [http://www.ire.org/ Investigative Reporters and Editors] ([http://www.ire.org/ IRE])
: Useful IRE Resources:
::- [http://www.ire.org/nicar/nicar-net-tour/ NICAR Net Tour] - The [http://www.ire.org/nicar/ National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting] ([http://www.ire.org/nicar/ NICAR]) is an [http://www.ire.org/ IRE] program.
::- [http://www.ire.org/nicar/analysis-jobs/ Analysis jobs by NICAR] - Names the media organizations [http://www.ire.org/nicar/ NICAR] has worked for, and lists kinds of analysis jobs [http://www.ire.org/nicar/ NICAR] has done.

== Journalism Tools ==
* [http://www.journaliststoolbox.org/ The Journalist's Toolbox] ([https://www.spj.org/ Society of Professional Journalists])
: The (Journalist's Toolbox) offers sources for useful information on a wide range of topics of interest, especially to investigative reporters. Topics include protecting sources, privacy, data visualization, digital verification, transcription tools, rights-free photos, mobile journalism, public records, copy-editing, and more.<ref>[http://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/journalists-toolbox-catalogues-vast-gumshoe-resources "Journalist's Toolbox" Catalogues Vast Gumshoe Resources]</ref>

=== Audio / Video File Conversion ===
; Convert restricted sound file formats to something more useful, open and free.
* [http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/convert-wma-mp3/ HOW TO CONVERT WMA FILES TO MP3]
: Does your idiotic voice recorder save its sound files in Microsoft's patent-restricted (and therefore, worse than useless) WMA file format? Maybe the article linked-to above will help.

* [http://media.io/ Online Audio Converter (MP3, WAV, Ogg, WMA, M4A, AAC) – media.io]
: Convert Sound Files Online
: [[User:Dave|Editor]]'s Note: Tuesday, December 29, 2015: Was able to successfully convert WMA file to MP3 using this online service.

=== Dictation & Transcription ===
* [https://dictation.io/ Dictation - Online Speech Recognition]
: Chrome App For Online Dictation
:: [[User:Dave|Editor]]'s Note: Monday, December 28, 2015: I tested this app out on my home workstation with my USB headset with microphone. Works well.

* [http://otranscribe.com/ oTranscribe] BETA
: Upload Sound File, Play It Back At Any Of Multiple Speeds, Transcribe It
: A free web app to take the pain out of transcribing recorded interviews.

* [https://speechlogger.appspot.com/en/ Speechlogger | Automatic Speech Recognition & Translation Online]
: FREE. Accurate. Fun. No installation, no registration. Simply click the mic and start dictating text. Features auto save, auto punctuation, instant translation & more.

* [https://speechnotes.co/ Speechnotes | Speech to Text Online Notepad]
: Speech to Text Online Notepad. Free. The Professional Speech Recognition Text Editor. Distraction-free, Fast, Easy to Use & Free Web App for Dictation & Typing
:: [[User:Dave|Editor]]'s Note: 17:45, 17 January 2016 (PST) I think I like Speechnotes even better than Speechpad.

* [https://speechpad.pw/ SpeechPad - a new voice notebook]
: Speechpad is a voice recognition application for converting speech to text (a good external microphone is strongly recommended). It can also convert an audio file to text. The current version of Speechpad works only for the Chrome browser.
:: [[User:Dave|Editor]]'s Note: 15:05, 15 January 2016 (PST) Initial test indicates this works pretty well.

* [https://transcribe.wreally.com Transcribe]
: Chrome App For Uploading Sound Files & Transcribing Them To Text
:: [[User:Dave|Editor]]'s Note: Monday, December 28, 2015: I found this while searching for sound file to text transcription services. When I was about to use it, I discovered it's not free (but still worth looking into).

* [http://www.voicebase.com/ VoiceBase]
: Another Transcribe-By-Machine Option. Transcribe-By-Human Options, Too
: VoiceBase Turns Your Voice Recordings and Transcriptions into a Searchable Database<ref>[http://lifehacker.com/5644017/voicebase-is-a-searchable-database-of-voice-recordings-and-transcriptions VoiceBase Turns Your Voice Recordings and Transcriptions into a Searchable Database]</ref>

; Transcription Hacks & Tutorials
* [http://waxy.org/2014/01/dirty_fast_and_free_audio_transcription_with_youtube/ Dirty, Fast, and Free Audio Transcription with YouTube]
: Transcribe Audio Using YouTube (Hack)

== See Also ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Additional Resource Wiki Pages}}

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 * [https://audioalter.com Audioalter] - Your online audio toolkit: A collection of easy-to-use web tools for all your audio files.
 : Audioalter is a collection of web tools that you can use to add effects to your audio files. It allows you change speed, volume, pitch, duration and much more.
 ::- 3D Audio: Make your song sound more 3D by adding a panning effect to it
 ::- 8D Audio: Use the 8D Audio effect to get the full audio experience
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 ==== Online File Converters ====
-* [https://123apps.com 123apps]
+* [https://123apps.com 123apps]: Includes:
 ::- [https://pdf.io PDF Tools]: Essential Online PDF Tools
 ::- [https://mp3cut.net Audio Cutter]: The easiest way to cut out a piece of music

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 * [http://clairemiller.net/blog/2012/01/huge-list-of-data-journalism-resources/ Claire Miller's Huge List of Data Journalism Resources]
 : List of links to tutorials on Yahoo Pipes, Excel, SQL, Google Refine, Geocoding and more.
 ==== Excel ====

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 === Data Journalism &amp; Data Journalism Tools ===
 * [http://mediashift.org/2015/03/how-to-teach-data-journalism-for-beginners/ How to Teach Data Journalism for Beginners]
 : This guide is aimed at the journo-academic who might be teaching a basic data course for the first time and wants to know where and how to get started.

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 : [[User:Dave|Editor]]'s Note: Tuesday, December 29, 2015: Was able to successfully convert WMA file to MP3 using this online service.
-=== Data Journalism Tools ===
+=== Data Journalism &amp; Data Journalism Tools ===
 ==== Excel ====
 * [http://www.poynter.org/2011/how-journalists-can-use-excel-to-organize-data-for-stories/154584/ How journalists can use Excel to organize data for stories]

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 ; Convert restricted sound file formats to something more useful, open and free.
 * [http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/convert-wma-mp3/ HOW TO CONVERT WMA FILES TO MP3]
-: Does your idiotic voice recorder save its sound files in Microsoft's patent-restricted (and therefore, worse than useless) WMA file format? Maybe the article linked-to above will help.
+: Does your voice recorder save its sound files in Microsoft's patent-restricted WMA file format? Maybe the article linked-to above will help.
 ==== Online File Converters ====

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 == See Also ==
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{Additional Resource Wiki Pages}}