Jack Schofield (journalist) facts for kids
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Jack Schofield
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| Born | 30 October 1947 |
| Died | 31 March 2020 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Jack Schofield (born October 30, 1947 – died March 31, 2020) was a British journalist. He was known for writing about technology. He wrote a popular column called "Ask Jack" for The Guardian newspaper. Before that, he covered technology news for the same newspaper from 1983 to 2010.
Jack Schofield also worked as an editor for magazines about photography and computers. He wrote several books on these topics too. One of his famous books was The Darkroom Book, published in 1981. He passed away at the age of 72 after a heart attack.
Jack Schofield's Career
Jack Schofield had a long and interesting career. He started by working with photography magazines in the 1970s. He was the editor for several of them, like Photo Technique and Film Making. He also edited The Photographic Journal, which was a magazine for the Royal Photographic Society.
Writing About Computers
In 1983, Jack Schofield began writing a weekly computer column for The Guardian. It was part of a special section called Futures Micro Guardian. He also became the editor of a monthly magazine called Practical Computing in 1984.
In 1985, he joined The Guardian's team full-time. He helped launch Computer Guardian, which was the newspaper's weekly computer section. He continued to write about technology for The Guardian until 2010. After that, he focused only on his "Ask Jack" column, where he answered readers' questions about technology.
Jack Schofield also wrote about computers for Reuters, a big news agency. He also shared his thoughts on technology through a blog for ZDNet. Throughout his career, he wrote many books about both photography and computers.
Jack's Laws of Computing
While working at The Guardian, Jack Schofield shared some important rules he called his "Laws of Computing". These rules were meant to help people understand how to handle their digital information safely.
Here are Jack's Laws of Computing:
- Never put data into a program unless you can see exactly how to get it out. This means make sure you can easily take your information out of an app or website if you need to.
- Data doesn't really exist unless you have two copies of it. Always make a backup of your important files!
- The easier it is for you to access your data, the easier it is for someone else to access your data. This reminds us to be careful with privacy and security settings.
