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A short history of disruptive journalism technologies : 1960-1990
Title
A short history of disruptive journalism technologies : 1960-1990 / Will Mari.
ISBN
1351256211
135125622X
1351256238
1351256246
9781351256216
9781351256223
9781351256230
9781351256247
0815367910
9780815367918
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Summary
"A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies provides a swift analysis of the computerization of the newsroom, from the mid-1960s through to the early 1990s. It focuses on how word-processing and a number of related affordances, including mobile-reporting tools, impacted the daily work routines of American news workers. The narrative opens with the development of mainframes and their attendant use as databases in large, daily newspapers, It moves on to the "minicomputer" era and explores initial news-worker experiences with computers for editing and publication. Following this, the book examines the microprocessor era, and the rise of 'smart' terminals, 'microcomputers,' and off-the-shelf hardware/software, along with the increasing use of computers in smaller news organizations. Mari then turns to the use of pre-internet networks, wire-services and bulletin boards deployed for user interaction. He looks at the integration of decentralized computer networks in newsrooms, with a mix of content-management systems and PCs, and the increasing use of pagers and cellphones for news-gathering, including the shift from 'portable' to mobile conceptualizations for these technologies. A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies is an illuminating survey for students and instructors of journalism studies. It represents an important acknowledgement of the impact of pre-internet technological disruptions which led to the even more disruptive internet- and related computing technologies in the latter 1990s and through the present"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: A short history of disruptive journalism technologies London ; New York : Routledge, 2019.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Disruptions : studies in digital journalism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-101) and index.
Contents
Introduction. Toward a history of disruptive journalism technologies
The mainframe era : initial computerization of the newsroom from mid-1950s to the 1960s
The minicomputer era : c. 1970-1982
The microprocessor era : c. 1982-1992
Rise of the internet and the full computerization of the newsroom
Conclusion. the mid-1990s and what came after.
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