Sunday, February 28, 2010

Jack Schofield

Schofield was also one of the Guardian’s first bloggers, launching the 'Online' blog with Neil McIntosh in 2001[3].Jack Schofield is a British technology journalist and Computer Editor[1] for The Guardian newspaper, for whom he started writing a weekly computer column in 1983[2]. He joined the staff to launch the newspaper's computer section in 1985

Raised in Bradford, he began writing at Belle Vue Boys' School, for the school magazine, 'The Voice'. After earning his BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Birmingham in 1970, he gained his MA from the University of British Columbia in Canada. He has written several computing and photography books.

He now contributes to both print and online versions of the newspaper, and runs a column "Ask Jack"[4] across both media to advise people concerning their computer problems. He specializes in the following areas: Internet, computing, handheld computers, and video games. He also writes on technology related issues, also covering his interests of photography and audiophile hi-fi, including some work for The Guardian's sister, Sunday paper, The Observer.
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Career
1970s Edited various photographic magazines throughout the 1970s including, 'Photo Technique', 'Photographic Journal' of the Royal Photographic Society, 'Photo
Technique', 'Film Making', 'ZOOM', and 'You and Your Camera'.
1983 Practical Computing editor.
1985 Launched 'Computer Guardian'.
1994 'Computer Guardian' became part of the 'Online' tabloid supplement.
2000 Editor, TechnologyGuardian.
2001 'Online' blog
2005 Section renamed 'Technology' with the relaunch in Berliner format. He has also written regular columns for 'Practical Photography', 'Computer Weekly', 'Personal Computer World' and several other publications.

Source : www.wikipedia.com

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