Advertising Reservations, Material Due Dates and Editorial Calendar

The JCR, a publication of the National Court Reporters Association, is a publication dedicated to publishing articles to enlighten and entertain court reporting and captioning professionals. It is published 10 times a year. Submissions on the concepts below or others related to court reporting or captioning can be sent to JCR editor, Jacqueline Schmidt, at jschmidt@ncra.org.

October 2012
Stadium captioning
Realtime training for freelancers
Status of speech recognition
Convention coverage

November 2012
Realtime Systems Administrator article
The economics of realtime
Encouraging students
Veterans History Project

January 2013
TRAIN: What we’ve done so far
NCRF’s Legal Education program
The (proof)reading life
Resolutions: 10 ways to build your career

February 2013
Why associations matter
Should you incorporate your business?
Why certification is important
Ethics are easy
Tips for passing the RPR

March 2013
Health focus:
Balancing work and family
Posture perfect
Carpal tunnel and other hand problems
Tips to de-stress your life

April 2013
Being “green”
War stories
What my mentors taught me
How reporters can help retain students

May 2013
Convention preview
10 reasons to continue learning
NCRF’s Veterans History Project: Look how far we’ve come
What happened at Boot Camp

June 2013
Music and the court reporter
Where does this ladder go and why am I climbing it?
Alternatives to the traditional careers
Mentoring programs overview

July/August 2013
NCRA’s Technology Evaluation Committee will be proposing topics and providing articles for the July/August issue

September 2013
Volunteering
Instructors Roundtable
Interesting trials
NCRF’s student initiatives