Digital Reporting Misconceptions
Posted 11-04-2008 at 02:46 PM by JaredCRS
There seem to be an infinite variety of misconceptions about digital reporting circulating in the world of legal services. I would like to start a question/answer blog to help dispel some of those myths. The information that follows is based on actual digital reporting in depositions and examinations under oath.
A digital reporter is a notary public capable of fulfilling the usual duties required of a court reporter. Some functions are simply performed in a manner that may be unfamiliar.
How the record is taken:
A digital reporter records everything being said using unobtrusive table-top microphones. DR's also enter time stamped notes throughout the deposition in order to identify speakers and the correct spellings of proper nouns. The accuracy of a digital reporter's transcript is primarily reliant upon the quality of his/her digital audio recording.
Readback request:
Upon request, a DR is capable of playing back the actual testimony, anywhere in the deposition, as it was recorded. The reporter simply uses a search function to locate a given portion of audio testimony inside their time-stamped notes. Any portion of the testimony can be found in seconds.
Transcript production:
A digital recording can be transcribed from the audio file by the digital reporter, or any trained transcriber or typist. Therefore, it is not problematic for the ordering party if a particular digital reporter is sick, on vacation, or otherwise indisposed or unavailable.
Certification:
Digital and electronic reporters and transcribers in the United States are certified by the AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers). www.AAERT.org
More information about digital reporting can be found at: http://www.floridadepositions.com/The_Digital_Advantage.html
A digital reporter is a notary public capable of fulfilling the usual duties required of a court reporter. Some functions are simply performed in a manner that may be unfamiliar.
How the record is taken:
A digital reporter records everything being said using unobtrusive table-top microphones. DR's also enter time stamped notes throughout the deposition in order to identify speakers and the correct spellings of proper nouns. The accuracy of a digital reporter's transcript is primarily reliant upon the quality of his/her digital audio recording.
Readback request:
Upon request, a DR is capable of playing back the actual testimony, anywhere in the deposition, as it was recorded. The reporter simply uses a search function to locate a given portion of audio testimony inside their time-stamped notes. Any portion of the testimony can be found in seconds.
Transcript production:
A digital recording can be transcribed from the audio file by the digital reporter, or any trained transcriber or typist. Therefore, it is not problematic for the ordering party if a particular digital reporter is sick, on vacation, or otherwise indisposed or unavailable.
Certification:
Digital and electronic reporters and transcribers in the United States are certified by the AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers). www.AAERT.org
More information about digital reporting can be found at: http://www.floridadepositions.com/The_Digital_Advantage.html
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I know I am late to respond to this, but this is a great explanation clarifying what exactly "digital reporters" do. I work for a court reporting firm (Indiana Court Reporting | Deposition Services | Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Evansville, IN 47708 | Fort Wayne, IN 46802 | Stewart Richardson & Associates) and this is spot on! Thanks!Posted 05-15-2014 at 12:42 PM by thejudge
