Marit Stiles' voice really irritates me, even when I hear it in a news clip, let alone on a 35-minute podcast, so I resorted to the transcript. But oh, that has its own frustrations. Is it too much to ask for a minimum of editing such as the names of public figures (the many spellings of Manitoba's Premier are hilarious!) and indicating who's speaking? That would be so much appreciated.
Thanks for that feedback Erwin. The transcripts are automatically generated by Substack, so I hadn't even considered that. I'll have to give this some thought, as I'm already stretched by the million other tasks I have on my plate. It's funny you bring this up because I've had this debate with many journalist colleagues over the past few years. When I'm working on a written story, I record every interview and then go through the painful process of transcribing it manually for precisely this reason (errors).
Marit Stiles' voice really irritates me, even when I hear it in a news clip, let alone on a 35-minute podcast, so I resorted to the transcript. But oh, that has its own frustrations. Is it too much to ask for a minimum of editing such as the names of public figures (the many spellings of Manitoba's Premier are hilarious!) and indicating who's speaking? That would be so much appreciated.
You're doing an excellent job otherwise, Peter.
Thanks for that feedback Erwin. The transcripts are automatically generated by Substack, so I hadn't even considered that. I'll have to give this some thought, as I'm already stretched by the million other tasks I have on my plate. It's funny you bring this up because I've had this debate with many journalist colleagues over the past few years. When I'm working on a written story, I record every interview and then go through the painful process of transcribing it manually for precisely this reason (errors).
That said, I did go in just now and fixed Wab's name. ; )