Re: need advice

["E. Gail Miedema" <egail -at- TELEPORT -dot- COM>]

White papers rarely contain "unbiased" information. In fact, they are
often designed to be used by the marketing department. So don't hesitate
to slant your white paper accordingly.

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Linda Michaels wrote:

> Greetings from a listserv newbie.
>
> I'm a senior majoring in technical writing, and I'm currently gathering
> research for a white paper. My topic is digital video (DV) for
> training--focusing on possible consequences for tech writers and the TW
> profession. I plan to cover how this technology is used, and I want to
> include suggestions in the paper about how tech writers might best react
> to this trend.
>
> So far, I've found books on multimedia that include info on digital
> video in general, and a few journal articles (T.H.E. Journal, Syllabus,
> and Technical Communication) discussing script writing, but I don't want
> to write a paper all about script writing.
>
> I'm having the most difficulty finding web sites dealing with this
> subject--all the web sites I've found so far are just companies
> promoting their DV-related products.
>
> If any of you know of relevant (and unbiased) web sites, books,
> articles, etc. on this subject, and/or if you have opinions about the
> potential effects of DV on tech writers, I'd appreciate hearing from
> you.
>
> Thank you all!
>
> Linda Michaels
> linda1210 -at- hotmail -dot- com
>
>
>
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