Looks at the impact of technological change on the Melbourne newspaper ‘The Age’ and considers this change in terms of its effect on the people involved. Highlights the increasing competition at the desk of reporters and editors from electronic information systems, and the impact of technology on the once labour-intensive area of printing.
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22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507716
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers - Employees
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reporters and reporting
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Information storage and retrieval systems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Information technology - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Printing
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Information storage and retrieval systems
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Information technology - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy