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Major changes in the publishing industry demand a reassessment of the way publishing is taught. This article discusses changes in technology, internationalization, organization, and context, along with implications for the purpose of publishing education, its objectives, and scope.
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Ralph Hancox, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the Reader’s Digest Association (Canada) Ltd., has been with the corporation since 1967. A graduate of the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Mr. Hancox is chairman of the National Association of Major Mail Users, a governor of the Conseil du Patronat du Québec, a director of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing Society. Mr. Hancox acknowledges the assistance of Jeanmarie Gélinas, Charles W. Magill, and James Hayes.
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Hancox, R. Restructuring the publishing industry: New technology, new jobs, and a new curriculum. Book Research Quarterly 6, 26–33 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02683731
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