Answer first
For research, create a timestamped Instagram transcript from an authorized local file, then check the exact wording against the audio. Save the source URL or file name, access date, speaker context, and timestamp beside every quotation you may publish.
What to record
- Source: the post URL if public, or the local file name if you received an authorized copy.
- Date: when you accessed or received the source.
- Timestamp: the start and end of the quoted passage.
- Speaker: who appears to be speaking, with uncertainty marked when needed.
- Review status: whether the quote was checked against the audio and on-screen text.
Exact quote or research note?
Keep verbatim quotations separate from your summaries. Put uncertain words in brackets or mark them as inaudible rather than silently correcting them. A summary can explain an idea; it should not be presented as the speaker's exact words.
A reliable checking pass
- Search the transcript for the passage and open its timestamp.
- Replay a few seconds before and after the quote.
- Check names, numbers, dates, and technical terms letter by letter.
- Compare important on-screen text with the spoken audio.
- Store the quote and source note together so the context is not lost.
Why timestamps matter
A plain transcript helps you search, but a timestamp lets another reviewer return to the original moment. That makes corrections faster and reduces the risk of quoting a sentence without its surrounding qualification.