Officials from the Canadian city of Sault St. Marie plan to look into adding closed captioning to broadcasts of its city council meetings, per the…
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According to an article posted Sept. 29 by The Hollywood Reporter, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount, Sony, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment defeated a lawsuit that…
The St. Joseph News-Press, St. Jospeh, Mo., reported on Sept 28 that The Spirit of Brownville picked up more than 60 people, including a federal…
Nancy McCann of the Massachusetts Court Reporters Association is quoted in an article posted Sept. 28 by The Crime Report that addresses the issue of…
The New York State Board of Regents has amended the Commissioner’s Regulations that pertains to the Certified Shorthand Reporting examination requirements. The Board of Regents…
The Certified Court Reporters Association – New Jersey (CCRA-NJ) announced that the New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Committee created a new court rule to protect…
An article posted Sept. 2 by the Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Calif., recognizes the work of court reporters and the important role they play…
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., posted an op-ed piece written by local Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern that addresses the issues backlogs…
News channel 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich., posted a story on Sept. 1, announcing that the movie company Celebration! Cinema will equip all of its…
By Natalie Dippenaar Are you looking to earn Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) before the cycle ends on September 30? Look no further: NCRA offers a number…
TVTechnology.com reported on Aug. 29 that the most recently adopted closed captioning rules from the Federal Communications Commission go into effect Sept. 22. The effective…
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,…
NetGuide.com reported on Aug. 8 that a wider range of New Zealanders will get better access to Parliament with the recent launch of live closed…
Effective Aug. 1, all televisions in medical facilities in Minnesota are required to have their closed captioning on, due to a law authorized by Minnesota…
NCRA President Steve Zinone, RPR, submitted a letter on May 20 to the Arizona Supreme Court opposing the proposed petition to amend Rule 30. The…
By Adam Finkel In late March, over 65 court reporters and captioners traveled to our nation’s capital for Legislative Boot Camp. On Tuesday, March 22,…
NCRA members representing 26 state court reporting associations met with their respective representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 22, the final day of…
By Adam Finkel In March 2015, the Federal Communication Commission formally implemented the most exhaustive regulations on the quality of closed captioning. This was a…
On March 15, Adam Finkel, NCRA Director of Government Relations, submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to a report filed by the…
NCRA’s Director of Government Relations, Adam Finkel, joined Philip C. Coulter, Esq., in a panel discussion on what mandatory certification would mean for court reporters…