Journalism Interview Transcription: From Recording to Quotes
Transcribe source interviews and press calls, find the quote, and check it against the audio
No account? The first 30 minutes of any file are free. Create a free account for premium on your first file.
Upload an interview with a source and get a transcript split into reporter and source turns, with a timestamp on every line. Search for the quote you remember, click it to hear the exact words, and copy it into your draft. The journalism template drafts pull quotes and claims to verify.
Why reporters use it
Find the quote, hear it
Search the transcript for a phrase, then click the line to hear it and confirm the wording.
Reporter and source
Speaker labels split your questions from the answers. Rename them to the source's name.
Pull quotes and claims
The journalism interview template lists verbatim quotes with timestamps, claims to verify and follow-up questions.
Links to public video
Paste a link to a public press conference or video statement instead of downloading it.
How it works
Upload or paste a link
Your recorder file, a phone call recording or a public video link.
Find what matters
Search the text, listen to the key lines, rename speakers.
Quote and file
Copy quotes into your draft or export the transcript to Word.
Interview transcription for journalists
A deadline workflow
- Upload the interview as soon as you hang up or stop recording.
- Rename the speakers while you wait for nothing else: the source's name and yours.
- Search for the lines you starred in your notes and listen to each one.
- Copy the confirmed quotes into your draft with the timestamp, so an editor can check them.
- Export the full transcript to Word for your files.
The journalism interview template
- Verbatim pull quotes, each with speaker, timestamp and one line of context.
- Claims made in the interview, ranked by how easy they are to verify.
- Candidate ledes, a nut graf and follow-up questions for the next call.
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Recording and consent
Tell sources you are recording, and check the consent rules where you and they are. For phone interviews, some places require everyone on the call to agree.
How journalists use transcriptionRecording interviews legally by stateBest recorder for journalists
What it costs
| You have | What you get |
|---|---|
| No account | The first 30 minutes of any file transcribed, readable on screen |
| A free account | Up to 30 files a day, up to 30 minutes each, TXT download on every file; your first file runs up to 60 minutes with every export format |
| Weekly Pass | $9.99 for 20 hours over 7 days, full-length files and every export format |
| Pro | $14.99/month or $99.99/year, full-length files, every export format and the AI tools |
Simple pricing
Free for files up to 30 minutes, no card needed. Paid plans start at $14.99.
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Frequently asked questions
Check every quote against the audio first. Click the line to hear it; a single wrong word in a quote is a correction. The transcript gets you to the right moment fast; the recording is your source.
Verbatim pull quotes with speaker and timestamp, factual claims ranked by how easy they are to verify, lede suggestions, a nut graf and follow-up questions. It is a starting point, not copy to publish. The AI summary, action items, AI templates, AI chat and translation work on your first file with a free account, and on every file with a paid plan, the Weekly Pass or a minutes top-up.
Files are encrypted in transit and at rest and are processed by automated systems only; no person listens to them. You can delete a transcript at any time, and paid plans let you set how long source audio is kept.
Yes, if the video is public. Paste the link to a public video page and the audio is fetched and transcribed. Private or sign-in links cannot be fetched; download the file and upload it instead.
The first 30 minutes of any file are transcribed free with no signup. A free account transcribes up to 30 files a day, up to 30 minutes each, and your first file can run up to 60 minutes.
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