Give me facts, and I'd turn into one of those dreadful information technology-type writers -- probably writing for Maxim or Us -- who tracks down any piece of information no matter how obscure and can explain everything.
The software and information technology industries value skilled writers, and those involved with writing pedagogy should continue to explore new methods for preparing students for these opportunities.
Take Pramodini Srinivasan, a former trainer in the information technology industry and now a writer for a wellness Web site.
His mother, who is retired, was a writer in the information technology department at Columbia.
ONE year ago, Nicholas Carr was just another 40-something junior editor at the Harvard Business Review interested in information technology (IT), sometimes contributing as a writer, but otherwise as unknown to the outside world as such editors tend to be.
The largest segment appears to be independent contractors, which includes consultants like Mr. Sinclair, as well as freelance writers, nurse practitioners, information technology specialists and myriad other professionals.
I have, indeed, a larger theory - that while information technology gets all the glamour (mostly because writers use it) all the really great revolutions in modern times have involved transportation more than information.
DANIEL FARKAS Pleasantville, N.Y., Oct. 10, 2012 The writer is chairman of the information technology department at Pace University.
MARK J. EISNER Ithaca, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2000 The writer is a lecturer in information technology at Cornell University.
Daniel Farkas Pleasantville, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2009 The writer is chairman of the information technology department at the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems of Pace University.
