Transcription for journalism and newsrooms
From recording to publishable quotes in minutes
Journalism runs on accuracy and speed. Vocova transcribes press interviews, source recordings, and field audio so you can pull exact quotes, verify facts, and file stories faster. Speaker labels keep sources separated, and timestamps let you jump straight to the moment that matters.
Start transcribingBuilt for the pace of a newsroom
Reporters juggle dozens of recordings across investigations, daily beats, and breaking stories. Vocova turns hours of audio into searchable, quotable text so you spend less time rewinding and more time writing. Whether it's a five-minute phone call or a two-hour press conference, every word is captured and attributed.
What slows journalists down
Tight deadlines leave little room for manual transcription. These are the bottlenecks reporters deal with every day.
Manually transcribing a 30-minute interview can take over two hours, eating into deadline time
Misquoting a source — even slightly — can damage credibility and invite corrections
Juggling recordings from multiple sources across an investigation with no easy way to search them
Field audio captured in noisy environments often makes manual note-taking unreliable
Editors need to verify quotes against original audio but have no way to locate the exact timestamp
International stories involve sources speaking different languages, requiring separate translation workflows
Features that keep up with breaking news
Verbatim accuracy for direct quotes
AI-powered transcription captures every word as spoken, giving you publish-ready quotes without second-guessing what the source actually said.
Speaker labels for multi-source interviews
Automatically distinguishes between interviewer and interviewee — or multiple panelists — so attribution is clear from the start.
Timestamped transcripts for fact-checking
Every sentence is linked to its exact position in the audio. Click a quote to hear the original, making editorial review fast and verifiable.
Translate foreign-language sources
Transcribe interviews conducted in other languages and translate the transcript, eliminating the need for a separate translation step on international stories.
Search across all your recordings
Find a specific quote or topic across dozens of interviews by searching the full text — no more scrubbing through hours of audio.
Export for publishing workflows
Download transcripts as DOCX or plain text and drop them straight into your CMS, Google Docs, or editorial tools without reformatting.
How it works
Upload your recording
Drag in an audio or video file from your recorder, phone, or import directly from a URL. Supports all common formats.
Get a labeled transcript
Vocova transcribes the recording with speaker labels and timestamps. Review and edit directly in the browser.
Pull quotes and export
Search for key moments, copy exact quotes with attribution, and export the full transcript for your story.
Who uses Vocova for journalism
Reporters
Turn interview recordings into text fast so you can focus on writing the story, not transcribing it.
Investigative journalists
Search across dozens of source recordings to find patterns, contradictions, and key evidence.
Editors
Verify quotes against the original audio in seconds using timestamped transcripts.
Broadcast producers
Generate text versions of on-air segments for web publishing, closed captions, and archiving.
Freelance journalists
Save hours on transcription without hiring an assistant — file stories faster and take on more assignments.
Foreign correspondents
Transcribe and translate interviews from the field without waiting for a human translator.
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