The Gear That’ll Make Your Journo Life A Little Bit Easier

by Alex Ekong and Fern McErlane The Gear That’ll Make Your

Journo Life A Little Bit Easier More and more journos now find themselves working from home. For those of you powering through from your bedroom, we salute you. And those of you deep diving through FOI requests. And those of you currently polishing off the seventh piece of the day. Basically, we’re in awe of the whole damn lot of you.

There are so many pieces to putting together an amazing story – and it takes some serious skills to get it right. Luckily though, these days there’s more help than ever before, thanks to our good pals science and technology, but your gadget and tech needs may have now changed. And what’s more, if you’re a freelancer, you can very much whack them on your tax-deductible expenses. 

So, whether you’re an intrepid news reporter, a keen-eyed photo journo, or an Instagram-savvy whizz-kid, here’s our pick of the best value gear right now. We’ve still thrown in some bits for those of you still braving the weather and reporting out there IRL – we know you might need a helping hand! Oh, and some incredibly beautiful notebooks. Because everyone loves notebooks.

All prices were correct at the time we published this. We’ll do our best to keep it up to date, but please don’t shout at us if we slip up.