13 Unique Productivity Gifts For A Journalist

Journalists do a whole lot more than write articles. They need to research, spend hours reading on their laptops (not necessarily in coffee shops), and they sometimes record short segments.

And they’d appreciate a nice mid-year gift to keep them productive. A stylish notebook will make it a joyful experience to jot down notes, while books by leading journalists might just help them raise their game even more.

#1 Nero Marquina Marble Notebook

This notebook has 180 pages split into 3 sections of lined, squared and blank. But the signature part is it is made out of real marble covers from Spain and Italy. Engraving option available upon request as well.

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#2 Superman Daily Planet Reporter Notebook

Pop it open to take notes on today’s latest news stories. Make sure to pack this new journal in your reporter bag! Daily Planet Reporter Notebook. Also, a reporter must have a handy notebook in case of scoops!

The leatherette notebook cover ensures it’ll last longer, and it has a metal snap fastener in front so you can keep all your writings, notes,and even secrets safe! The front of the notebook features the Daily Planet’s golden globe logo too. The back has Superman’s logo on it.

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#3 Collagen Booster Plus

When you give Collagen Booster Plus as a gift, you will be remembered. It is a gift that commands attention-like giving a gift of caviar or fine jewelry. This skin care product truly improves the skin’s texture and removes fine lines and wrinkles. Additionally, it keeps the skin hydrated and supports anti-aging. Journalist’s strive to look good for the public, and healthy, beautiful skin is critical in maintaining a glamorous appearance.

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#4 Wireless Vertical Mouse, Ergonomic Design With Side Controls

SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN: Studies show that a vertical mouse causes less strain on your wrist and arm

Natural, ergonomic design ensures you will be working in a much healthier position for your body. Avoid long term damage from constant twisting of your arm tendons and wrist. Auto-sleep feature ensures a long battery life. Integrated 2.4 Ghz wireless technology is compatible with your tablet, PC, iPad.

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#5 AnthroDesk Sit to Stand Electric Adjustable Height Standing Desk

With a sit-stand/standing desk you can:

• Reduce back and neck pain
• Reduce risk of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (supported by several scientific studies including the American Cancer Society)
• Increase your energy and productivity
• Improve circulation and oxygen flow
• Increase neurotransmitter levels
• Burn more calories

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#6 Wobble Chair Ergonomic Active Sitting Stool

The Wobble Chair is a fun, active chair that is ideal for use with your standing desk.

It engages your core muscles stimulates metabolic increases. Without even knowing it, you will be burning calories and strengthening your core.

Wide range of height adjustments accommodates a range of people, and allows for the ‘half-standing’ pose when you want to take a break from standing, but don’t want to sit.

Wobble your way to better health today!

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#7 BOYA Upgrade 2.4GHz Wireless Lavalier Lapel Mic

As a journalist, there’s always quotes and soundbytes you need to gather from people. While journalists often have expensive gear provided to them in order to collect that, equipment sometimes fails or dies.

That’s why I think a BOYA wireless lavalier microphone kit that’s compatible with many smartphones would be such a great gift for any journalist. If their gear fails, they can quickly plug in the kit to get great audio while shooting video on their smartphone. Since smartphones shoot video in 4K now, you don’t need more than your phone and the wireless mic kit to get great video and sound.

It’d also be great for a journalist to have the kit while they’re just out and about, hanging out with friends. You never know when you’ll come across something newsworthy and without a mic kit, you wouldn’t be able to get good audio. It’s also fun to be able to make videos with your friends with it!

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#8 SecureData 16GB SecureUSB BT Encrypted Flash Drive with Wireless Authentication

The world of journalism has quickly evolved into a multimedia industry and digital files need to be kept safe to meet deadlines. The SecureUSB BT is a hardware encrypted flash drive that ensures complete security for your data.

With capacities up to 64 GB, the SecureUSB can easily store all of a journalist’s photos of a parade, recorded interviews, and videos from a protest. The device can only be unlocked by using an app on a mobile device, keeping the ground breaking story from leaking to another news organization first.

The SecureUSB is also remote management ready with geo- and time-fencing features to limit access to predetermined times and places. This makes it easy for a journalist on-the-go to keep files secure until they get back to the newsroom. The device itself has a portable design and is water and dust resistant to remain intact in any travel conditions. The SecureUSB BT is the ideal tool for journalists to secure their stories for the front page.

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#9 You Can Be a Winning Writer by Joan Gelfand

Joan Gelfand has been teaching the 4 C’s Approach to aspiring authors at book festivals and writer’s conferences for the past ten years. She has helped writers around the country realize their dreams of becoming successfully published.

From writing the first draft to building a reputation, the 4 C’s discuss craft and commitment and give solid tips on how to build a literary community and a fan base. With a splash of humor, a dose of empathy and a volume of support, Joan’s book includes real life anecdotes from famous and not so famous – but successful – authors.

You Can Be A Winning Writer is the go-to book for writers just starting out, writers stalled after their first or second book, and students. More than just a book about writing skill, You Can Be A Winning Writer includes post-publication strategies; the mistakes that even the most talented prize-winning authors have made; how, with the help of the 4 C’s, those same authors could have enjoyed greater success; and what it means to ‘fire on all burners and work to develop each of the 4 C’s simultaneously.

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#10 A Dedicated Life: Journalism, Justice and a Chance for Every Child by David Lawrence Jr.

What are you going to do for the rest of your life?

For David Lawrence Jr., a brilliant newspaper editor and publisher with a distinguished, three-decade-long journalism career who retired in 1999 at the age of 56, the answer, in his words, was to dedicate his life to a newly energized purposefulness: that every child have a real chance to succeed.

Lawrence has been a lifelong champion of children, and he was instrumental in founding The Children’s Movement of Florida, a national leader in early childhood development, care and education, with the goal of making Florida the best state in the nation for young children. The Movement is focused on making Florida’s children, especially in their early years, the No. 1 priority for state investment. Learn all about this Lawrence’s work in the Movement and the rest of his dedicated life in this inspirational autobiography.

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#11 The Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters by Marc Silber

There’s a common misconception that composition and lighting are mysterious and that only certain people have that natural gift for the techniques involved. The truth is that both involve a set of skills that you can master.

Just as you can use cookbook recipes to make your favorite meal-you don’t have to be a famous French chef-you also can make picture perfect photos by just following a recipe! Marc Silber has spent years studying the works of masters and interviewing some of the biggest names in photography. Now he can provide you with simple and easy-to-follow recipes for creating photographs that you and others will love!

The Secrets to Taking Amazing Photos: 83 Composition Tools from the Masters puts at your fingertips ideas for improving your skills by giving you easy-to-follow recipes that will improve your photography right now! The book is compact in size and easy to carry with you, so you can flip to the look you want and follow the recipe for creating an image that inspires you. Use it when you’re out photographing to get new ideas and inspiration. No matter what kind of camera or smartphone you’re using, you can take your photography to the next level and beyond by learning lighting and composition tools and secrets known to the masters of the art.

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#12 Advancing Your Photography: Secrets to Amazing Photos from the Masters by Marc Silber

Take your photography to new levels with Advancing Your Photography, an easy to understand and use handbook that is packed with tips from some of the world’s best photographers. Find out how you can apply their secrets for capturing outstanding photos.

With Advancing Your Photography, you will understand all steps needed to advance your photography and capture amazing photos. Learn how to capture stunning images, photograph in many lighting conditions, get inspired, and bring your images to life. You might know there’s something missing in your photography, but how do you get inspired?

Explore a simple but powerful way to expand your ability to imagine a photograph in new ways. Author Marc Silber gives you guidance on training your eye to see composition with emotional impact, demystifies the settings on your camera, teaches you how to process your images, and so much more. Don’t get overwhelmed-get Advancing Your Photography.

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#13 Double Lives: True Tales of the Criminals Next Door by Eric Brach

John Wayne Gacy. Ted Bundy. Jeffrey Dahmer. Everyone has heard of these sociopaths and their crimes, and yet, no one is scared of them. Why?

Well, we can see them for what they are; they hold no mystery. Dastardly though they were, they’re famous. They’re celebrities. For all intents and purposes, they’re Paris Hilton. What really shocks us is the unknown. It’s the commonality shared by Adnan from Serial and Jame Gumb from Silence of the Lambs: the criminals who blend in are the ones that captivate us the most. Double Lives is a book that chronicles those very monsters who walk unnoticed among us – the neighbors and students, professionals and friends living out criminal double lives. Double Lives is a nonfiction expose and a search that details the exploits of some of the worst serial killers in recent American history, all of whom succeeded in going undetected for years while perpetrating one gross crime after another: in their own hometowns.

Gender? Race? Age? Socioeconomic class? It doesn’t matter. All stripes of people from all walks of life are profiled.

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