1st Edition
A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies 1960-1990
List of figures, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations 1. Introduction: toward a history of disruptive journalism technologies 2. The mainframe era: initial computerization of the newsroom from the mid-1950s to the 1960s 3. The minicomputer era: c. 1970-1982 4. The microprocessor era: c. 1982-1992 5. Rise of the internet and the "full" computerization of the newsroom 6. Conclusion: the mid-1990s and what came after, Bibliography and notes on sources, Index
Biography
Will Mari is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Northwest University, USA. He is a media historian and interested in how technology impacted the lives of news workers, especially marginalized groups such as women and minorities, in newsrooms during the twentieth century. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington, USA, and his MPhil from Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK.
Mari does well to remind us that there is no such thing as a technological revolution. This essential and highly innovative book is a clarion call for longer term assessments of the interrelationship between journalism and technology.
Drawing on extensive archival material while at the same time being deeply rooted in the cultural-historical tradition towards technologies of the media, it assesses how computer technology arrived incrementally within news practice. It is an outstandingly well-informed set of reflections for the digital age.
- Martin Conboy, University of Sheffield
As one of the few studies that adopt a historical perspective to understanding the impact of pre-Internet technologies on journalistic work, A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies makes a meaningful contribution to the literature that examines the nexus of journalism and technological innovation—a benefit to students and scholars of journalism studies, as well as media historians.
- Sherwin Chua for Digital Journalism
