Last week, while attending a state court reporting convention, I was speaking with a group of reporters about taking certification exams and what aspect of…
As with much in life, much about security on the Internet depends on how much risk you’re willing to take, if you know. If you…
TechCon brings the brightest and most knowledgeable to the remote and curious freelance reporter. So much information bombards us every day, much of which is…
Joyce K. Zaro, RPR, and Bob A. Zaro, RPR, are owners of Zaro+Zaro Realtime Reporting, LLC, and they live in Tigard, Ore., a town nine…
The Court Reporting Internship course at Orleans Technical Institute in Philadelphia, Pa., is one of the school’s greatest program accomplishments. The Court Reporting Internship course…
I graduated from high school at age 18. I entered reporting school at age 18. I commenced my own reporting career at age 18. I…
In this age of social media, it doesn’t take long for a captioning blooper to be tweeted, Facebooked, or turned into a viral video, much…
Court reporters listen with laser focus. As I move through my world, when medical speakers finish long sentences often I am asked, “Questions?” Often, I…
You can earn 0.25 PDC by passing the exam for this article, which has been approved for publication by NCRA’s Council of the Academy of…
JARGON ALERT CART: Communication Access Realtime Translation CAT: computer-aided transcription IPRS: Intersteno Parliamentary and other professional Reporters’ Section STTR: speech-to-text reporter Never did I imagine…
A May 28 piece on NPR Labs examined a NPR team’s plan to bring radio to people with hearing loss. The project, dubbed “Breaking the…
Gloria Inman, RPR, told the Gadsden, Ala., Times that court reporting remains a good career, both because of the consistent work and the various options…
Following the fires in Denver in June, Monument, Colo., resident Walter Von- Feldt called for increased use of sign language and closed captioning for people…
Kern County Superior Court in California will no longer provide court reporters for family, civil, and probate proceedings due to state budget cuts, according to…
On May 30, the National Union of Public and General Employees, based in Ontario, published a statement on its website protesting the Ministry of the…
The American contingent had a strong showing at the 49th Intersteno Competition, held this year in Ghent, Belgium. Laura Brewer, RDR, CRR, CBC, CCP, took…
On June 18, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a law that will prohibit some of the ethical considerations related to thirdparty contracting. The bill, An…
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Name: Lisa Schwarze, RPR Specialty: Owner of Sworn Testimony, PLLC, and Game Day Captions Resides in: Lexington, Ky. NCRA member since: 2005 Graduated from: Madison…
When I was a student reporter back in the 1970s, I sat in with an official who worked for a federal judge in downtown Baltimore.…