New Electronic Pathways
Videotex, Teletext and Online Databases
1st Edition
Published on 10. August 1987
Book
Hardback
158 pages
978-0-8039-2784-1 (ISBN)
Description
Electronic text services -- online databases, videotex, teletext and compact discs -- are transforming the way we gather, process and disseminate news and information. The uses, impact and policy implications of these rapid technological advances are explored in this comprehensive overview of electronic publishing across the world. Aumente gives a step-by-step review of the technology, the successes and failures, the experiences of a new breed of journalists and the implications for mass media industries.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-2784-1 (9780803927841)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction
The Technology
The United States Experiences
Convergence
Databases and Electronic Text Services
Optical Disc Technology and Screen Text Services
Teletext in the United States
What We Are Learning
Legal and Regulatory Issues
Transitions from Print to the Screen
Electronic Text and Journalists
The Experiments Continue
The Technology
The United States Experiences
Convergence
Databases and Electronic Text Services
Optical Disc Technology and Screen Text Services
Teletext in the United States
What We Are Learning
Legal and Regulatory Issues
Transitions from Print to the Screen
Electronic Text and Journalists
The Experiments Continue