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AI Transcription for Journalists

Fast, accurate transcripts for interviews, press conferences, and field recordings. Speaker diarization, multi-language support, and AI audio repair built for newsroom deadlines.

The challenges you face every day

Common pain points for Investigative Journalist

Tight filing deadlines

You need accurate quotes from a 90-minute interview within an hour, not overnight.

Multi-source interviews

Press conferences and roundtables with multiple speakers are painful to attribute by hand.

Field recordings are noisy

Recordings made on phones in crowded or outdoor settings produce transcripts full of errors.

Cross-border sources

Sources speak many languages, but you need a single English transcript fast.

Solutions designed for you

Capabilities that map directly to your workflow

Whisper precision mode

Whale mode delivers maximum accuracy for complex, multilingual, or noisy interview audio.

Speaker Diarization

Auto-attribute quotes to named speakers in press conferences and roundtables.

AI Audio Repair

Denoise field recordings made on phones in crowded or outdoor settings before transcription.

134+ language support

Auto-detect source language and translate to English in one workflow.

Timestamped exports

Export DOCX, TXT, or SRT with timestamps for verifiable quote attribution.

Batch Upload

Drop a folder of interview recordings to process in parallel — perfect for big investigations.

What you'll get

Outcomes that translate into real time saved

Turn 90-minute interviews into clean quotes in under 10 minutes
Attribute every quote to the right source automatically
Quote non-English sources without losing nuance
Keep timestamped records for editorial review and legal defense

What peers say

Real stories from professionals in your field

I filed an investigative piece three hours earlier than I would have without WuZhiZuo. The verbatim accuracy held up under fact-check.

P Priya Nair
Investigative Journalist

Field recordings from protests used to be unusable. AI repair plus Whisper precision saved my last story.

M Marcus Holloway
Foreign correspondent

Press conference transcripts with named speakers, in 5 minutes. It changed how I cover breaking news.

L Lina Park
Political journalist

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the questions your peers ask most

Are transcripts admissible for editorial review?

Yes. Timestamped exports and verbatim mode give you traceable records suitable for editorial and legal review. You can also export the original audio segments alongside any quote.

How fast can I get a transcript?

Most 60-minute interviews transcribe in 2-4 minutes — fast enough for breaking news turnaround.

Can it handle accented English?

Yes. Whisper precision mode is trained on diverse accents and handles regional English variants better than generic models.

What about off-the-record segments?

Use the online editor to mark or redact segments before export. You stay in full control of what gets published.

Does WuZhiZuo retain my recordings?

Files are auto-deleted within 30 days of processing by default; shorter retention windows and private deployment are available for sensitive reporting.

AI Transcription for Journalists

Fast, accurate transcripts for interviews, press conferences, and field recordings. Speaker diarization, multi-language support, and AI audio repair built for newsroom deadlines.