Azcentral.com posted an article on Jan. 26 about NCRA members Pam Griffin, RPR, CRR, CRC, and her daughter Danielle and their three-generation-old family business Griffin…
Posts published in January 2019
Mike Mobley Reporting, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced that the firm is celebrating 40 years in business providing court reporting and other legal support services…
The Voice of San Diego reported on Jan. 23 that the 4th District Court of Appeal underscored the broad reach of a ruling made in July…
An article posted by Foreign Policy on Jan. 23 provides insight into why a court reporter is crucial to the judicial process. Read more.
NCRA member Andrea Couch, RDR, CRR, CRC, from Boise, Idaho, was quoted in a story about the impact a statewide and national shortage of court…
On Jan. 22, an article was published on Philly.com, the website of the Philadelphia Inquirer, with the provocative title, “Are Philly court reporters accurate with…
By Kris Wurgler I am a CART captioner at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). Within the last two years, our team has consistently been providing…
A recent post on our Facebook page attracted a lot of interest. We all had some fun coming up with even more responses which led…
Ever wish you could communicate better with challenging individuals? Attend NCRA’s 2019 Business Summit being held Feb. 1-3 in San Diego, Calif., and learn how…
Below is the eighth in a series of monthly featured words to help captioners build their dictionaries and knowledge. The words for this series are…
TVLine.com posted an article on Jan 23 about why television viewers who are not deaf or hard-of-hearing keep closed captioning on. Read more.
It’s almost time to celebrate! NCRA has designated Feb 9-16 as 2019 National Court Reporting & Captioning Week. This is a chance for court reporting…
Kudos to Mary Beth Johnson, CRI, Court Reporting Program Coordinator at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., for supporting her students and…
By Kay Moody Many students and educators think that developing speed and skill in machine shorthand is accomplished by working on dictation material 20 to…
In celebration of Court Reporting & Captioning Week, the NCRA Student/Teacher Committee is sponsoring a Mardi Gras-themed speed test that will be offered to all…
By Jessica Wills Jessica Wills, a student at the College of Court Reporting in Valparaiso, Ind., volunteered to boost her school’s recruiting efforts by putting…
By Callie Sajdera In theory, I couldn’t wait to get to Realtime VI (200-225 wpm). In Realtime VI, I couldn’t wait to intern. While I interned,…
Channel KFSN reported on Jan. 22 that Fresno County, Calif., court reporters and clerks ended their strike after a week of picketing. Court reporters will…
If you’re the owner of a court reporting or captioning business of any size, NCRA’s 2019 Business Summit being held Feb. 1-3 in San Diego,…
Santo “Joe” Aurelio, FAPR, RDR (Ret.), has always had an attraction to the English language, first as a court reporter and later as a professor…