Jack Schofield
| Jack Schofield |
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Freelance journalist' |
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Edited various photographic magazines throughout the 1970s |
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Jack Schofield is a British technology journalist and former 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. Schofield was also one of the Guardian’s first bloggers, launching the 'Online' blog with Neil McIntosh in 2001.[3]
He left full-time employment with the Guardian in June 2010, as part of a round of voluntary redundancies at the paper, but contributes the column "Ask Jack"[5] 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.
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 is a regular user of Twitter.[6] Also happens to have the most unread emails, at 30,422+[7], and uses a profile image showing him smoking a pipe.
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.
- 2010 Leaves the Guardian after 25 years on staff
- 2010 Begins blog at ZDNet[8]
He has also written regular columns for 'Practical Photography', 'Computer Weekly', 'Personal Computer World' and several other publications.
Bibliography
- Schofield, Jack; Duine Campbell (1971). The Midas touch. Leicester (39 Connaught St., Leicester) :: Offcut Press,. pp. [15]p. : illus ; 20cm.. ISBN 0901077070.
- Schofield, Jack (1981). The Darkroom book the comprehensive step-by-step guide to processing your colour or black-and-white photographs. London :: Spring Books,. pp. 256p : ill(some col.) ; 29cm.. ISBN 0600353990.
- Angeloglou, Christopher; Jack Schofield (1982). Successful nature photgraphy how to take beautiful pictures of the living world. London :: Collins,. pp. 240p. : ill.(some col.) ; 29cm.. ISBN 0004118995.
- Schofield, Jack (1982). Photographing people how to take successful pictures of those around you. London :: Hamlyn,. pp. 240 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.. ISBN 060038473X.
- Schofield, Jack (1982). Nude and glamour photography. London :: Collins,. pp. 96p. : chiefly col.ill. ; 28cm.. ISBN 0004116399.
- Schofield, Jack (1983). How famous photographers work. London :: Collins,. pp. 256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.. ISBN 0004117689.
- Schofield, Jack (1985). The Guardian guide to microcomputing. Oxford :: Blackwell,. pp. xi,227p ; 24cm.. ISBN 0631143033, 0631143041 Pbk.
- Schofield, Jack (1999). The Hutchinson dictionary of computing, multimedia and the Internet. (3rd ed. ed.). Oxford :: Helicon,. pp. 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN 185986287X.
- How Famous Photographers Work
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