Case study
How Global Lingo supported the Financial Times in producing accurate round‑table transcripts for timely article publication
The Financial Times (FT) is an English-language international daily newspaper with a special emphasis on business and economic news and has an average daily readership of 2.2 million people worldwide. The online FT.com version has 4.5 million registered users and over 285,000 digital subscribers, as well as 600,000 paying users and FTChinese.com has more than 1.7 million registered users.
FT needed verbatim, high‑quality transcripts from expert‑led industry round‑tables. Global Lingo provided on‑site minute‑taking, polished transcripts with speaker attribution, delivered within three days to support timely article production.
Key benefits
Tidied‑up transcripts delivered with clear speaker attribution in under three days.
Services and support allowed FT experts to focus fully on meeting discussions, rather than note‑taking.
Supported timely publication of FT’s monthly industry‑magazine articles.
Transcription workflows enabled Global Lingo to manage both audio recording and transcription seamlessly.
How we helped
The Challenge
The Financial Times held round-table discussions of up to 15 participants, requiring precise capture of conversations for its monthly industry magazine. The core issue was ensuring accurate, speaker‑attributed transcripts to support article creation.
Our Solution
Global Lingo responded by:
- Deploying expert writers to attend on‑site and capture audio recordings.
- Producing a polished, speaker‑attributed transcript, enhanced with subheadings for clarity.
- Delivering the final document within three days to FT journalists.
The Result
Financial Times personnel could concentrate on the round‑table content, delegating note‑taking.
Global Lingo delivered high‑quality, organized transcripts enabling efficient journalist workflow and article creation.