Desktop Technology for Newspapers: Use of the Computer Tool.

摘要: This work considers desktop publishing technology as a way used to paginate newspapers electronically, tracing the technology's development from beginning of in mid-1980s 1990s. The emphasizes how is and can be by weekly newspapers. It reports on Pennsylvania newspaper study's finding level use related technologies, noting significant basic computer systems additional publishing-related technologies. Further, that study found such increases number pages published ai population density area which paper increases. Also reported are interviews with several journalists, who discuss their organizations have industry experts it existed spring 1995. outline system started for less than $9,000, plus cost computer. Finally, new computer-related technologies permit newspapers, weeklies, dailies publish alternative forms, online publication, fax news systems, bulletin board systems. Many these been developed at universities--for example, Stanford has an interactive Media Link campus service, University Missouri tested electronic newspaper. Appendixes contain questionnaire, tables tests, rationale selection statistical test, uses technology, 335-item selected bibliography. (TB) *******************************k*************************************** Reproductions supplied EDRS best made * original document. ***********************************************************************