Journalism

Never miss a word

Journalists are usually busy professionals who balance their time between conducting interviews, researching information, attending press conferences and writing articles or reports. Especially during interviews, it is vital that every word is captured and no important information is lost so quotes can be delivered accurately. Due to time pressure, it is often not possible to ask a person a question twice, making it even more important that the answers have been recorded successfully the first time around.

This is usually their core skill and collecting supportive information is often a tedious task. Digital dictation eliminates the need of carrying notebooks and pens around or hurriedly having to note down information.

With the convenient Philips SpeechAir smart voice recorder, or the Pocket Memo voice recorder, journalists can record in excellent audio quality on the go. The innovative 3D Mic system guarantees best audio results, making sure every word is picked up in crystal clear quality and perfectly audible. An ultra-durable Li-ion battery guarantees the devices will last all day and not stop recording in the middle of an important interview.

Thanks to the crystal clear audio quality, the recordings can be used with speech recognition software such as the Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking and achieve amazing results of up to 99% accuracy. Journalists can save themselves a lot of time and energy typing up interview transcripts. 

The cloud-based workflow solution SpeechLive offers further transcription options. It also offers speech recognition and the possibility to send translations directly to a professional transcriptionist. Ultra-accurate transcriptions are quickly turned around, saving precious time, which can be spent focusing on the essence of a journalist’s or author’s job, writing.