NCRA has been named to join 23 other parties representing a number of companies, nonprofit organizations, and individual consumers on the Video Programming Subcommittee under…
NCRA recently contacted the Society of Broadcast Engineers regarding concerns of how elimination of POTS lines affects closed captioning. According to a white paper submitted…
An article in the March 8 edition of the Albuquerque Journal features NCRA member Jennifer Bean, RDR, CRR, a veteran court reporter who helped open…
An article posted by PayScale Career News on March 3 ranked court reporting as a top second career that doesn’t require a four-year degree. The…
NCRA launched a new RPR Study Guide, a comprehensive book that takes each knowledge area of the RPR and provides a manageable, straightforward tutorial of…
This week, the Described and Captioned Media Program is celebrating its Read Captions Across America campaign held in conjunction with the National Education Association’s Read…
A recent post on the website HopesandFears.com features an article that examines how new Internet-based turns of phrase are entering the sign language community. The…
In an interview on the website Grammarist, Lisa McLendon, also known as Madam Grammar, says: “If you know a little bit about linguistics and grammar,…
On Feb. 25, Stenograph announced the release of Case CATalyst version 16. The latest version, which is available for immediate download by participating users, features…
By Sarah Nageotte “You look so much younger in person,” someone said to me at a recent state convention. As any woman will admit, and…
Name: Lisa A. Knight Currently resides in: Littleton, Colo. Position: Freelance realtime reporter Member since: 1984 Graduated from: Mile Hi College of Court Reporting Theory:…
Attention! (After swearing the witness) THE WITNESS: Did I just get married? SMITH: No, but you swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and…
By Keith Lemons Are you realtiming for yourself or for others? How do you know what USB port is which? Windows boxes are all fairly…
By Art Richardson Sometimes life introduces you to people and/or events that make an impression on you and you don’t even realize it until years…
The court reporting world lost an icon on Nov. 13, 2014, when Jim Bouley passed away at the age of 80. Thousands of us cut…
By Linda Larson Since the quality of audio on teleconferencing and videoconferencing has improved over the years, and to save money and time, more and…
NCRA’s publicity campaign garners widespread attention. By Christina Lewellen In September, NCRA launched what is easily the most comprehensive publicity campaign the association has ever…
By Michelle Kaczynski It’s not every day that you find yourself on a movie set with Robert Downey, Jr. Last summer my next door neighbor,…
For those of you who have decided against providing realtime to your clients because of the added pressure of troubleshooting, fear no more! By Sandy…
By Ahlam Alhadi As a current student, I have had the good fortune of being mentored by numerous credentialed court reporters, from officials working for…