The National Search Dog Foundation team of handler Andrea Sutcliffe and Skye, sponsored in part by the Julie Brandau Community Service Memorial Project, was one…
Posts published in December 2015
According to a roundup of blogs posted on Dec. 29 by Computerworld, Google’s new version of its Google Glass will offer new features such as…
An article posted Dec. 29 by the Herald-Whig looks back on the career of NCRA member Kent Evans, RPR, from Quincy, Ill., who is preparing…
NCRA member Linda Kelly, RPR, from Marstons Mills, Mass., was featured in a Dec. 24 article about her job as an official court reporter for…
The Topeka Capital-Journal posted an article on Dec. 27 about a shortage of court reporters in the Shawnee County District Courts. According to the article,…
By Tari Kramer When I do a realtime hookup job, I often wonder if the clients understand what all is involved in providing them a visually appealing view…
Patricia L. Getty, co-owner of Getty & Associates Court Reporting, Ltd., a decades-old court reporting agency in Chicago, Ill.; proofreader extraordinaire; office helper in any…
For the first time, Merriam-Webster selected a suffix as a Word of the Year, choosing –ism. Merriam-Webster’s criteria are: “the words must show a high…
By Amy Derr Over the years I have seen a lot of great reporters consistently work in a manner that endears them to the agencies…
The holiday season is the perfect time to support the mission of NCRA’s Political Action Committee and help ensure the future of the court reporting…
By Christine Phipps Here is a short list of cool tech gadgets that court reporters would love, including a few little stocking stuffers. iShowFast USB…
Being involved in local business organizations opens doors for a few court reporting firms. In a previous article about business resources, several firm owners noted…
The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting nominations for its 2016 National Small Business Week Awards, which recognize small business owners that have amazing stories…
Do you have what it takes to help lead NCRA and the court reporting and captioning profession into the future? Or do you know someone…
By Steve Zinone What an incredibly diversified industry our profession has become over the years. I’ve heard of members captioning the pope’s visit here in…
PohlmanUSA, St. Louis, Mo., announced on Dec. 2 that Scott Gill has joined the company as its chief financial officer. According to the press release,…
What do you say when you hear of a colleague and friend passing on at the ripe age of 95 who had stalwart qualities and…
NCRA member Anne Messineo, RPR, an official court reporter from Fayetteville, N.Y., is not at all surprised that her husband, Joe, became involved in the…
During the November Board Meeting, the NCRA Board of Directors officially approved the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics for CART and Broadcast Captioners. The code…
On Dec. 8, Telecompaper.com reported that Brazil’s Ministry of Communications has established that, by 2017, all programming broadcast by free-to-air channels must include closed captioning…