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 ...

On Tuesday morning, I felt like journalism was having its own 'the country has had enough of experts' moment. A Twitter debate began about whether journalists should learn shorthand. People who really ...

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 ...

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.

Piers Morgan is among journalists paying tribute to Teeline shorthand as the skill, which is still vital in reporting from UK courts, this year marks 50 years since its invention. Morgan, who scored ...