In the ever changing landscape of digital media, is it still worthwhile for journalists to learn shorthand? The reporters notepad and scrawl is synonymous with the trade, but with ever more ...

A couple of weeks ago a Daily Telegraph reporter (take a bow, Christopher Hope) tape-recorded a conversation over lunch with Lord Young. The result: Young was forced to step down from his advisory ...

Despite the need for journalists to be increasingly tech-savvy – more and more are training in the traditional skill of shorthand, according to the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

SHAMED BY a scandal over its reporting, the British Broadcasting Corp. is sending its reporters back to school. Among other things, they reportedly will be required to learn shorthand so that ...

How is it of use to journalists? Shorthand is still an essential skill in many areas of journalism, especially for anyone hoping to be a court reporter. Getting to the sought-after skill level of 100 ...

I am sure the article “Why this short shrift to shorthand?” (Open Page, Jan.30) would have kindled nostalgic memories in a good number of readers. Shorthand cannot be separated from The Hindu.

In the course of my service in the army and industrial tenures, I found that the clerks taking down dictation in shorthand were the real time-savers. They helped us concentrate on critical issues ...