Do you ever stop to think about the software you use to write or edit or build your web videos? Too many writers forget that they don't have to depend on expensive software packages to build multimedia stories.
Over at the PBS Idea Lab, journalism guru Rich Gordon has a link-filled post that links to an excellent guide to open-source tools that all writers should know about--cheap, mostly free, ways to improve your journalism toolkit. It's worth the price of admission for this quote right here:
"Free and open source software is counter-intuitive to many, but the mantra of the free software movement uses terms that journalists should understand very well ... Considering the financial mess this business is in, it should be clear that if journalism is to survive as a profession, it needs to cut costs. It needs to adopt free software."
I found a few more resources on Wikipedia that our readers might want to check out. If you want to edit videos with an open source program, here's a big list of options. If you are looking for audio editing software, here's another big list of options.
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