The problem
During an election, broadcast coverage moves fast and matters enormously — for campaigns tracking their message, for agencies reporting to political clients, and for broadcasters who must meet balance and impartiality obligations. But it's locked in hours of audio nobody can search in real time, so airtime tallies and balance checks are done by ear, slowly.
How Whipscribe helps
Whipscribe transcribes election broadcast coverage into timestamped, speaker-labelled text, so mentions of a candidate or party are a keyword search away, airtime and message can be tallied from the actual words, and a balance review has an auditable record — with the audio on infrastructure you control.
Track candidates & parties
Search coverage for every mention of a candidate, party, or issue instead of listening through it.
Tally airtime & message
Measure how much airtime and which messages each side got, from verbatim transcripts.
Support balance reviews
A searchable, timecoded record helps broadcasters and regulators check impartiality and balance obligations during a campaign.
Fast & private
Transcribe incoming coverage many times faster than real time; self-hosted Whisper keeps sensitive political audio off third-party AI services.
Questions
Who uses election coverage monitoring?
Campaigns and political comms teams tracking their message, agencies reporting to political clients, and broadcasters or regulators checking balance and impartiality during an election.
Can it keep up during a campaign?
Yes — transcription runs many times faster than real time and is pay-as-you-go with no length cap, so it scales with the volume of election coverage.
What about balance obligations?
Broadcasters face balance and impartiality obligations during elections; a searchable transcript helps you evidence coverage, but specific rules vary by market — confirm your code and licence conditions. This is general information, not legal advice.
Note: Whipscribe is a transcription tool that makes recordings searchable; it complements your recording and retention systems, it does not replace them, and nothing here is legal advice. Confirm your current obligations with your licence conditions and the applicable code.