Jack Schofield (30 October 1947 – 31 March 2020)[1] was a British technology journalist. He wrote the Ask Jack column for The Guardian[2] and preceding that covered technology for the newspaper from 1983 to 2010. He edited photography and computing periodicals and produced a number of books on photography and on computing, including The Darkroom Book (1981).
Jack Schofield
Schofield in 2009
Born
(1947-10-30)30 October 1947
Died
31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 72)
Occupation
Journalist
Schofield's voice
recorded in November 2012
He died on 31 March 2020 at the age of 72, following a heart attack on 27 March.[3]
Schofield edited various photography magazines during the 1970s:[4]Photo Technique,Film Making,You & Your Camera (a partwork), and Zoom as well as the journal of the Royal Photographic Society, The Photographic Journal.[5]
In 1983, he started writing a weekly computer column in Futures Micro Guardian, from its first issue, in The Guardian.[4] He also became editor of the monthly Practical Computing[4] in 1984. In September 1985 he joined The Guardian's staff to launch Computer Guardian, the newspaper's weekly computer supplement.[4] He continued to cover technology for The Guardian until 2010 when he switched to solely writing the newspaper's Ask Jack column.[2][6]
Schofield also wrote on computing for Reuters[7] and blogged for ZDNet.[8][9] He produced a number of books on photography and on computing.[5]
Whilst working for The Guardian, Schofield published what he referred to as his Laws of Computing which sought to help people understand the consequences of decisions about their data:[10]
Never put data into a program unless you can see exactly how to get it out[11]
Data doesn't really exist unless you have two copies of it[12]
The easier it is for you to access your data, the easier it is for someone else to access your data[10]
Publicationsedit
The Darkroom Book: the comprehensive step-by-step guide to processing your colour or black-and-white photographs. Schofield was consulting editor.
Nude and Glamour Photography. You & Your Camera Photography Series. Glasgow: Collins, 1981, 1982. Schofield was consultant editor. ISBN978-0004116396.
How Famous Photographers Work. New York: Amphoto, 1983. Edited by Schofield. ISBN9780817440022.
Improve Your Camera Techniques. Feltham, UK: Newnes, 1985. Edited by Schofield. ISBN9780600332657.
The Guardian Guide to Microcomputing. Oxford, UK; New York: Blackwell, 1985. Hardback, ISBN978-0631143031. Paperback, ISBN9780631143048. "A selection of the author's columns from the MicroFutures page of the Guardian, rewritten and revised".[13]
The Hutchinson Dictionary of Computing, Multimedia, and the Internet. By Schofield, Wendy M. Grossman and David Goul. Oxford, UK: Helicon, 1996, 1997. ISBN978-1859861592.
Referencesedit
^Keegan, Victor (3 April 2020). "Jack Schofield obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^ ab. The Inquirer. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Hern, Alex (1 April 2020). "Jack Schofield, Guardian's Ask Jack tech columnist, dies at 72". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ abcdSchofield, Jack; Arthur, Charles (16 December 2009). "Guardian technology section 1983-2009, by the people who edited it". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ abSchofield, Jack (21 February 2007). "Ars Technica reviews Adobe's Lightroom". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^Schofield, Jack (18 January 2010). "What happened to Ask Jack?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^Editorial, Reuters. "Columns". Reuters. Retrieved 27 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
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Jack Schofield 30 October 1947 31 March 2020 1 was a British technology journalist He wrote the Ask Jack column for The Guardian 2 and preceding that covered technology for the newspaper from 1983 to 2010 He edited photography and computing periodicals and produced a number of books on photography and on computing including The Darkroom Book 1981 Jack SchofieldSchofield in 2009Born 1947 10 30 30 October 1947Died31 March 2020 2020 03 31 aged 72 OccupationJournalistSchofield s voice source source recorded in November 2012He died on 31 March 2020 at the age of 72 following a heart attack on 27 March 3 Contents 1 Career 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksCareer editSchofield edited various photography magazines during the 1970s 4 Photo Technique Film Making You amp Your Camera a partwork and Zoom as well as the journal of the Royal Photographic Society The Photographic Journal 5 In 1983 he started writing a weekly computer column in Futures Micro Guardian from its first issue in The Guardian 4 He also became editor of the monthly Practical Computing 4 in 1984 In September 1985 he joined The Guardian s staff to launch Computer Guardian the newspaper s weekly computer supplement 4 He continued to cover technology for The Guardian until 2010 when he switched to solely writing the newspaper s Ask Jack column 2 6 Schofield also wrote on computing for Reuters 7 and blogged for ZDNet 8 9 He produced a number of books on photography and on computing 5 Whilst working for The Guardian Schofield published what he referred to as his Laws of Computing which sought to help people understand the consequences of decisions about their data 10 Never put data into a program unless you can see exactly how to get it out 11 Data doesn t really exist unless you have two copies of it 12 The easier it is for you to access your data the easier it is for someone else to access your data 10 Publications editThe Darkroom Book the comprehensive step by step guide to processing your colour or black and white photographs Schofield was consulting editor London Spring 1981 1982 Feltham UK Newnes 1983 ISBN 9780600353997 New York Ziff Davis 1981 ISBN 9780871651068 New York Amphoto 1981 1985 1987 1988 ISBN 9780817437572 Photographing People Littlehampton Book Services 1982 ISBN 978 0600384731 Nude and Glamour Photography You amp Your Camera Photography Series Glasgow Collins 1981 1982 Schofield was consultant editor ISBN 978 0004116396 How Famous Photographers Work New York Amphoto 1983 Edited by Schofield ISBN 9780817440022 Improve Your Camera Techniques Feltham UK Newnes 1985 Edited by Schofield ISBN 9780600332657 The Guardian Guide to Microcomputing Oxford UK New York Blackwell 1985 Hardback ISBN 978 0631143031 Paperback ISBN 9780631143048 A selection of the author s columns from the MicroFutures page of the Guardian rewritten and revised 13 The Hutchinson Dictionary of Computing Multimedia and the Internet By Schofield Wendy M Grossman and David Goul Oxford UK Helicon 1996 1997 ISBN 978 1859861592 References edit Keegan Victor 3 April 2020 Jack Schofield obituary The Guardian Retrieved 3 April 2020 a b Guardian hack fails to Ask Jack about IE popups The Inquirer Archived from the original on 24 December 2019 Retrieved 27 June 2018 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Hern Alex 1 April 2020 Jack Schofield Guardian s Ask Jack tech columnist dies at 72 The Guardian Retrieved 1 April 2020 a b c d Schofield Jack Arthur Charles 16 December 2009 Guardian technology section 1983 2009 by the people who edited it The Guardian Retrieved 27 June 2018 a b Schofield Jack 21 February 2007 Ars Technica reviews Adobe s Lightroom The Guardian Retrieved 27 June 2018 Schofield Jack 18 January 2010 What happened to Ask Jack The Guardian Retrieved 27 June 2018 Editorial Reuters Columns Reuters Retrieved 27 June 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a first1 has generic name help Schofield Jack Jack Schofield Freelance blogger ZDNet Retrieved 1 April 2020 Jack Schofield Nominet Presents The Story of the Web Celebrating 25 years of the World Wide Web Nominet UK Retrieved 27 June 2018 a b Schofield Jack 9 July 2008 Eureka I ve discovered the Third Law of computing The Guardian Retrieved 15 June 2021 Schofield Jack 24 July 2003 Jack Schofield Schofield s First Law of Computing The Guardian Retrieved 15 June 2021 Schofield Jack 14 February 2008 Jack Schofield Never assume your data is safe even if it s online The Guardian Retrieved 15 June 2021 Schofield Jack The Guardian guide to microcomputing Oxford UK New York NY USA Blackwell ISBN 9780631143048 OCLC 11786409 External links editJack Schofield on Twitter Schofield s profile page at The Guardian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Schofield journalist amp oldid 1110538450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
