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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social

Oh, thank goodness it didn't catch on. From Garrison, "Impact of Computers on the Total Newspaper," News Research Journal, March 1983.

Smith predicted the computer would lead us to a new breed of reporter and editor in the 1980s not unlike a technical specialist of a certain sort of news, quite the opposite of the general assignment reporter we still find today.^ All this has led to a new term,
apr 29, 2025, 12:36 pm • 50 2

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afrancois.bsky.social @afrancois.bsky.social

He's a colleague, still teaching!

apr 29, 2025, 12:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Ēvan 🙏 8647 🙏 @crazyeivan.bsky.social

Weep, I'm so bringing this back

apr 29, 2025, 12:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Roland Müller @muellero.bsky.social

... the daddy of infotainment. 🫣

apr 29, 2025, 12:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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speck @notkaspeck.bsky.social

apr 29, 2025, 1:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tracy Craig @astrolabecat.bsky.social

I hope my Dutch colleagues don't see this! With their lectorials, teamchers and colstructions (wtf?) they'll just love compunication. 🙈

may 1, 2025, 8:21 am • 0 0 • view
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LeighK @leighbert.net

Except we're sort of there, just without the stupid name. Between AI assisted (if not fully written) articles and journalists who assume the MS Word spell and grammar checkers are infallible, we've got "compunication" anyway.

apr 29, 2025, 2:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Chris0s @chris0s.bsky.social

It’s a lot easier to say “Internet”.

apr 29, 2025, 12:39 pm • 2 0 • view
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Greg Hill @greg-hill.bsky.social

thank you for compunicating this to me !

apr 29, 2025, 12:40 pm • 3 0 • view