7 vital browser plugins for newsgathering and verification by Alastair Reid.
From the post:
When breaking news can travel the world in seconds, it is important for journalists to have the tools at their disposal to get to work fast. When searching the web, what quicker way is there to have those tools available than directly in the browser window?
Most browsers have a catalogue of programs and software to make your browsing experience more powerful, like a smartphone app store. At First Draft we find Google’s Chrome browser is the most effective but there are obviously other options available.
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Text says “five” but this has been updated to include “seven” plugins.
One of the updates is: Frame by Frame for YouTube, which like the name says, enables frame by frame viewing, is touted for verification.
I can think of a number of uses for frame-by-frame viewing. You?
See Alastair’s post for the rest and follow @firstdraftnews to stay current on digital tools for journalists.