Ten Facts About The
Future of Court & Realtime Reporting and Closed Captioning
Here are some
interesting facts about what the future holds for those entering the exciting
and rewarding field of court/realtime reporting and captioning:
Court
reporting is one of the oldest professions in the world, and there will always
be a need for trained reporters to record the verbatim word and produce an
accurate transcript.
Courts that have experimented with tape
recorders have not been satisfied with the transcripts and have gone back to
using live court reporters.
Court/realtime reporters offer a variety
of litigation support services for lawyers, including instant translation of
transcripts and keyword indexing of transcripts.
Court/realtime reporters and captioners are
on the cutting edge of technology, using the most up-to-date computer
applications available including realtime translation.
Court/realtime reporters do more than
report court proceedings; there are many career opportunities available outside
the courtroom.
Court/realtime reporting will continue
to be used for instant translation for the hearing impaired in the form of
closed captioning.
Realtime/captioning technology can be
used to instantly translate from one language to another.
Closed captioning for the hearing
impaired is one of the fastest growing job opportunities for people trained in
the field of court/realtime reporting and captioning.
Courts that are being remodeled are
using CIC technology (Computer Integrated Courtrooms), which includes the use
of video cameras, microphones, computers, and realtime translation by a live
court reporter.
Court and realtime reporting is an
excellent career choice for men and women from all walks of life.
Learn more about
court and realtime reporting by selecting some of the other topics from the
CARRIT information page.
Revised
10/2003 by Robert W. McCormick