Broadcast CaptioningBroadcast captioners are the individuals who create the closedcaptioning text that runs along the bottom of television screensfor people with hearing difficulties and deafness. There are twotypes of broadcast captioning, offline and online captioning.Offline captioning refers to converting the audio of taped andprerecorded programming into text, and then syncing up the captionswith the dialog. This could include sitcoms, movies, and children’seducational programming. Online captioning, sometimes referred toas real-time captioning, happens when live broadcasts are almostinstantaneously transcribed into text. Live sporting events,speeches, and news programs are most likely to be captioned in realtime.Job Requirements and EducationIndividuals looking to become a broadcast