On July 1, the Iowa state courts sought to fill 12 court reporter positions across the state. The 12 court reporting positions had been eliminated…
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The New York Times style guide dropped the hyphen from “email” and lowercased and closed-up “website,” according to articles in the AtlanticWire and Mashable.com. These…
An article in the Oct. 21 Diamondback, a student newspaper run by the University of Maryland, reported that the National Association of the Deaf and…
The Republic/azcentral.com reported Oct. 16 that the Arizona Cardinals and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority will provide text captioning on video boards to accommodate…
There are many court reporters who partake in activities outside of the courtroom. Sure, some of these activities may have started out as a hobby…
“I give up!” “You expect me to practice two to three hours outside of class every day?” Do these words sound familiar? Have you felt…
We court reporters all understand the traditional Labels of reporting (freelance, official, captioning, CART). As I enter my 30th year in the court reporting business…
Diane Hromek, RMR, CMRS, has been in the court reporting field for more than three decades. Born and raised in Illinois, Hromek splits her time…
A few months ago, I saw something on tv about medical students being warned not to post things on Facebook. They were talking about posting pictures…
EDUCATION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO COURT REPORTERS For many reporters, NCRA’s Convention & Expo is not only a great way to catch up with colleagues…
Congratulations to those members who became Newly Certified RPRs as of the July 2013 Written Knowledge Test. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL REPORTERS Rosalina Nava, RPR, El Monte,…
KEEP IT UP Q. And when you say “we renewed the contact,” you still ride bikes with Mr. Jones but can’t keep up with him…
Heidi Thomas, RDR, CRR, CBC, of Roswell, Ga., took on the task of providing CART captioning services for the Dalai Lama’s public event during his…
The Hearing Loss Association of America and the Disability Rights Advocates announced in a press release that AMC Theatres has agreed to improve access to…
On Oct. 1, the Idaho Statesman published an article featuring the work of NCRA members Lori Pulsifer, RDR, CRR, and Dianne Tucker Cromwell, RDR, both…
The court reporting profession was recently showcased in an online article posted on the Internet career blog Careerdare.com, as a top-paying career that requires no…
On Sept. 11, NCRA’s government relations team attended the Maryland Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Council Meeting held in Baltimore,…
A piece of good news for courts across the United States is that the judicial system is held in much higher regard than Congress and…
Budget cuts in many states have led to increased concern about the continued place of court reporters in U.S. courts. The reality is far more…
On September 30, NCRA’s 2013 education cycle will come to an end. NCRA members with cycles ending in 2013 have a number of quick and…