Advances in software and hardware seem to force writers to be editors, editors to be designers, and designers to try all three, four hours before the issue goes out. Maybe the online, organic news connection can move beyond that, giving us a channel for pure news delivery, through a vehicle of incredible flexibility and power.
Predictor: Bilodeau, Anne
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for Computer-Mediated Communication, Anne Bilodeau, a founder of the Society of Electronic News Delivery, writes:”Right now we are in a difficult, awkward relationship with technology. Advances in software and hardware seem to force writers to be editors, editors to be designers, and designers to try all three, four hours before the issue goes out. Maybe the online, organic news connection can move beyond that, giving us a channel for pure news delivery, through a vehicle of incredible flexibility and power. We will be heard by a willing audience.”
Date of prediction: July 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
Title, headline, chapter name: Into the Net: A Reporter’s Transformation
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1994/jul/reporter.html
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