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Subject:RE: It's a New Media world! From:"Jennifer Freeman" <basilisk -at- acm -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 20 Oct 2000 22:26:36 -0500
For another way it might make a big impact, check out the salaries for
"writer" in http://www.kipinet.com/av_mmp/avmmp_oct98/salary.htm I found
it interesting to compare it to, say, the STC salary surveys for the same
time.
-Jennifer Freeman
basilisk -at- acm -dot- org
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: It's a New Media world!
>
> Chantel, and TECHWR-L:
>
> >>I've been thinking about the future of technical communication and I've
> become very interested in what is now termed "new media." I've begun to
> research this and I think that the convergence of film/radio/tv/book in an
> *electronic* environment will have a big impact on the technical
> communication field.<<
>
> New media having an impact on technical communication? Yes, and in a big
> way right now.
>
<snip>
>
> <soapbox>
> "New media" was replaced by "rich media" over a year ago as the new
> buzzterm to describe the technology and discourse of converging media
> (video, voice, music, animation, online help, etc.). Rich media is the
> technological means of converging media, but technical communication
> provides a framework and discipline. Technical communicators can leverage
> rich media to create totally cool, and usable online help, tutorials,
> product walkthroughs, and yes, even task oriented documentation.
> </soapbox>
>
> Adam Lund
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