{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-disruptive-journalism-technologies-1960-1990-9781032338590","title":"A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies: 1960-1990","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Will Mari\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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\u003ci\u003e pre-internet \u003c\/i\u003etechnological disruptions which led to the even more disruptive internet- and related computing technologies in the latter 1990s and through the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45241839714455,"sku":"9781032338590","price":1992.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781032338590.webp?v=1769230015","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-disruptive-journalism-technologies-1960-1990-9781032338590","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}