------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Sep 91 16:49:20 CDT From: "John E. Mollwitz" Subject: File 8--Complain to Journalists The national convention of The Society of Professional Journalists, an organization of roughly 18,000 members in the United States, Canada and Japan, is meeting Oct. 17-19 in Cleveland. As part of that convention, a seminar will be conducted on writing about computers and computer networks. Since over the years, cyberspace travelers have bemoaned the accuracy of articles relating to computers, computer networks and even telephones, we ask that you email or snail mail examples of articles that you have found solid and others that you have found less so. Please include a note of explanation. The panel then will try to compile the examples, and the comments and produce a handout for discussion. Sometime in the week after the convention, we will post the results of the session. The names of the panelists will be disclosed at that time since it is possible that some of the articles that may be submitted may have been written by a panelist. Mail paper examples to me at the address below. Where possible, the examples should include a copy of the article, the name of the publication and _specific_ comments. If the article is dismissed simply as "nonsense," state that it is because paragraph 5 has failed to adequately explain a concept, and that it would have been better to have said it this way or that. So, if you go into fits when you see the word "hacker" in print, please mail by Sept. 30. Thank you for your cooperation. John E. Mollwitz, Chair, Committee on New Information Technologies The Society of Professional Journalists c/o The Milwaukee Journal P.O. Box 661 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0661 Electronic Mail--Usenet: moll@mixcom.com; CompuServe: 72240,131; GEnie: J.Mollwitz; Prodigy: CKFB43A; Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253