If you didn’t make it to the exhibit hall at NCRA’s 2016 Convention & Expo in Chicago, here is your chance to see some highlights…
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A common topic at court reporting conferences around the country how attorneys seem to be less aware or even care about the record than in…
The National Institute of Health offered a tour of its facilities to representatives of the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. Matthew Barusch, Manager,…
Nearly synonymous with the end of World War II is a photo usually called V-J Day in Times Square and sometimes The Kiss, the photo…
On Aug. 22, the University of Arizona posted an update on its sports website, Arizoniawildcats.com. The post explained improvements the organization has made to its…
The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla., reported on Aug. 24 that Florida will soon offer closed captioning to students who are deaf or hard of hearing…
By Santo J. Aurelio Punctuation is extremely important. Without it, sentences cannot be understood. The job of a reporter is basically twofold: to capture all…
NCRA has launched a new toolkit designed to help court reporting schools identify, attract, and retain potential and new students as part of “Fresh Perspectives,”…
By April Weiner To commemorate Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7, NCRA and its charitable arm, the National Court Reporters Foundation, hosted a Veterans History…
By Lisa Richardson I’ve captioned and CARTed a lot of events in my time: graduations, funerals, a wedding, meetings, a bar conversation, and many different…
Alabama Court Reporting, Inc., Madison, Ala., recently donated 100 “My Guardian Angel” backpacks to the Birmingham Police Department, to be given to kids who have…
Late court reporter from Sacramento, Calif., becomes 55th to earn national award CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2016 — The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading…
The Ottawa Herald, Ottawa, Kan., posted an article on Aug. 2 about a new court reporting program opening in the fall of 2016 at the…
A newly redesigned online NCRA Sourcebook is now available through the National Court Reporters Association’s website. As the newly redesigned membership search site integrates directly with…
The members of the 2016 class of Academy of Professional Reporters Fellows will be honored at an award luncheon being held Aug. 6 during the…
For some reporters, the startup costs of realtime can be worrisome. But starting up doesn’t have to cost a lot, say those who are already…
By David Ward For any court reporter, starting up a firm can end up being more than a full-time job. In addition to actually…
By John Wissenbach See how you’d fare in an Intersteno competition by going to intersteno.org/competition-texts-2015/ and trying your hand at the actual dictation from last…
In March 2016, NCRA’s Board of Directors approved a number of changes to the General Requirements and Minimum Standards (GRMS) required for NCRA-approved court reporting…
Online registration for NCRA 2016 Convention & Expo happening at the Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 4-7, closes July 29, so hurry and register now…