Arvutite kasutuselevõtt Eesti ajalehetoimetustes “Edasi“ / “Postimehe“ näitel
Date
2009
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Tartu Ülikool
Abstract
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The aim of this BA thesis entitled Computerization of the Estonian Newspaper
Organizations on the Example of Edasi/Postimees was to describe a period of
implementing computers to the newspaper production process in the Estonian
daily newspaper Edasi starting from 1990.
The thesis begins with an overview of the theoretical background of the subject
including a discussion of the relations between technology and medium. This part
is followed by a concise overview of the technological development of newspaper
production from Linotype to desktop publishing in the Western world and
descriptions of some previous research efforts on the subject. The theoretical part
also provides a brief overview of the situation in Estonian printed media during
the observed period and some views on the usage of computers from Estonia in
the late 1980s.
The analytical part is based on the interviews conducted with nine
Edasi/Postimees employees of that time. It describes the situation in the
production of the Edasi newspaper before the beginning of the technological
reforms, then maps the stages of the computerization from 1990 to 1991 and
describes the main changes in the organization structure and the production cycle
of the newspaper. The analysis is concluded by the views on the reasons for the
computer implementation during the observed period.
The analysis helped to describe the situation before the implementation of
computers and the main features of the computerized production cycle. It also
indicated that the main reasons for the technological leap of Edasi/Postimees were
the need for shortening the production cycle due to the requirements for the
increase in the news production and printing speed, competition in the
transforming field of printed media and implementation of the new modern
printing press.
Keywords
H Social Sciences (General), bakalaureusetööd