On Nov. 10, the Federal Communications Commission hosted a roundtable on closed captioning of PEG programming. PEG stands for public, educational, and governmental television channels.…
The NCRA Board of Directors met Nov. 14-15 to discuss the business of moving the association forward. Among other topics, the board approved an update…
An article posted by the Kansas City Star on Nov. 13 showcases the careers of court reporting and medical transcription as alternative professions for graduates…
William S. Greenley, 70, passed away on Oct. 30 as a result of a heart attack. A memorial was held on Nov. 8 in Petaluma,…
In October 2015, members renewed their NCRA memberships in droves, driven in part by the chance to win a Kindle Fire. The lucky winner is…
Huseby, a court reporting firm based in Charlotte, N.C., has instituted a program called Instant Pay for Reporters to instantly compensate court reporters, videographers, and…
Induction into the Fellows of the Academy of Professional Reporters represents the pinnacle of excellence among NCRA members who are inducted. Nominations for members for…
NCRA’s Technology Committee was sharing information on Microsoft’s Surface Book, iOS 9 features, tech myths, and Windows apps. Nancy L. Bistany, RPR, of Chicago, Ill.,…
An article posted on Nov. 5, by the Johnson City Press, reported that two unrelated capital murder cases in Carter County, Tenn., could be sent…
The fortunes of court reporters are closely linked to their primary customer: lawyers. So it’s important to consider think pieces about the current and future…
What do you picture when you think of NCRF’s popular partnership with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project? For NCRF staff, it’s not what…
William Price Banister, longtime owner of Salomon Reporting in Baltimore, Md., died on Oct. 30 at his retirement home in Jacksonville, Fla. Banister was 99…
Stenograph, Elmhurst, Ill., announced updates to its iCVNet realtime viewing software for the Apple iPad that allow for adjustable font sizes, in a press release…
An increasing number of NCRA members are signing up to earn hefty savings on office supplies and other items with Staples and significant savings on…
NCRA members from across the nation have been responding to the call to support the future of the court reporting and captioning profession by sponsoring…
Alice Hadden, an official from Portage, Ind., recently saw her court reporting career come full circle, a journey that started many years ago. “I freelanced…
In late October, the JCR Weekly asked participants in NCRA’s Managers email list what resources they regularly use to stay up to date on business…