Jack Schofield (journalist)
Jack Schofield (30 October 1947 – 31 March 2020)[1] was a British technology journalist.[2] He wrote the Ask Jack column for The Guardian[3] and covered technology for the newspaper from 1983 to 2010.
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| Born | 1947 | ||||||||
| Died | 31 March 2020 | ||||||||
| Cause of death | Heart attack | ||||||||
| Occupation | Journalist | ||||||||
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He edited photography and computing techniques and wrote many books on photography and on computing, including The Darkroom Book (1981).
He died on 31 March 2020 of a heart attack on 27 March 2020, aged 72.[4]
Publications
- The 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.
- How Famous Photographers Work. New York: Amphoto, 1983. Edited by Schofield. ISBN 9780817440022.
References
- ↑ Keegan, Victor (3 April 2020). "Jack Schofield obituary". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/03/jack-schofield-obituary. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Jack Schofield - Computer Editor @ The Guardian". Crunchbase. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ↑ Guardian hack fails to Ask Jack about IE popups. https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1004646/guardian-hack-fails-to-ask-jack-about-ie-popups. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ↑ Hern, Alex (1 April 2020). "Jack Schofield, Guardian's Ask Jack tech columnist, dies at 72". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.