When words don't matter anymore: Contemporary newsroom technology and wordsmithing

Authors

J. Ewart, Central Queensland University

Abstract

Australian newspapers are on the cutting edge of technological change, with regular upgrades of computerised production systems now a fact of life. In keeping abreast of technological advancements many newspapers have sacrificed the key elements that were the basis of traditional newspapers. This paper examines how pagination technology has reduced the sub-editors' traditional emphasis on wordsmithing and thus the implications for newspaper contents.

Recommended Citation

Ewart, J., When words don't matter anymore: Contemporary newsroom technology and wordsmithing, Asia Pacific Media Educator, 6, 1999, 82-98.
Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/apme/vol1/iss6/8