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The author reflects on the challenges and joys of being a magazine editor covering hot rods, sharing anecdotes from childhood and the perseverance required to pursue his passion for writing about cars. It mentions that the special bond between a car enthusiast and their hot rod, and the satisfaction derived from overcoming obstacles to pursue one's dreams in the world of automotive journalism.

El articulo discute sobre el impacto de internet el periodismo con el enfoque de la la publicación periódica en el periodismo industrial. El articulo también se destaca en las dinámicas comunicativas que el periodismo, el cambio del ritmo de l periodismo en la era digital y los periódicos digitales deadlines de publicación,

Three years ago, the editors of "Communications of the ACM" set forth a strategic plan aimed toward establishing "Communications" as the leading technical magazine in computing by 1992. In this article the editors, summarize their accomplishments as evidence for their claims. They present their plans for the next three years so that one can see how they plan to maintain their leadership. "Communications" aims to cover significant trends, technologies and developments in computing, as well as pertinent social, legal, legislative, ethical and business perspectives related to computing. Articles are oriented toward technical insight, analysis, and interpretation of trends. Frequent special issues provide in depth coverage of selected topics. Editors have concluded that the designation "Computing Practices" is no longer required. They will eliminate it as a separate designation, and combine the existing editorial panels for articles and computing practices into one panel of associate editors for the magazine. Several such strategic directions that will be emphasized in the coming three years are given.

The article reports on the publication of the inaugural issue of the "Journal of Applied Surface Finishing (JASF)," the technical journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society Inc. It presents a historical account on the formation of the organization which was founded by Charles H. Proctor and offers information on the journals that it has published since its inception in 1909. It presents examples of the numerous topics that will be featured in JASF, including the chemistry of electroless nickels with focus on the presence of lead and cadmium.

The article reports on the increasing popularity of company house organ publishing in the U.S. as of September 1936. Such trend has resulted in more revenues for paper manufacturers, editors, engravers and printers. It cites the survey conducted by Blanchard Press' Publications Department in New York City, which showed that there is a renewed interest for house organ publications.

The article reports on the emergence of the house organ or the factory publication as a tool for improving management-employee relations in U.S. manufacturing industries. Topics discussed include the benefits provided by a factory publication to industrial organizations, factors that contributed to the increased popularity of house organs, and topics commonly covered in the publications. Also discussed is the effect of a plant publication on community-business relations.

The article reports that University of Michigan's College of Engineering at Ann Arbor, Michigan has established an industrial programs to improve communications between the ivory tower laboratories and the U.S.'s production line. The program has three main features. One of the feature is that the preprints of research reports will be sent out before they appear in technical journals. Another feature is that the program directors plan to issue four engineering manuals a year.

The article presents an interview with co-founder of Scout, Berit Anderson, who discusses her role of science fiction in their journalism venture, the prospect of combining sci-fi with investigative journalism, and the inspiration for company's name.

The article discusses research showing that biomedical-journal peer reviewers prefer manuscripts that report positive health results. It notes controversy that emerged when the results were presented in September 2009 at the International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication. The article cites lead researcher Seth Leopold regarding the bias that is introduced by deterring the publication of manuscripts that show equivocal test results.

Informs that Ken Duft, a director on the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives, received the Martin L. Black Award from the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives. Award for Duft's journal article on deposit account financing by cooperatives.

Announces the winners of the second Annual Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Association of College and University Telecommunications Administrators (ACUTA). Winners of the competition; Estimated number of telecommunication professionals served by ACUTA.

Discusses the relationship between journalism and the science industry. Participation by William L. Laurence in the documentation of the atomic bomb development program called the Manhattan Project; Effect of the journalistic touch on the impact of the scientific news with the readers; Impact of the partnership on the science industry's opportunity to build constituencies to push agendas, pass bills, and receive budgets.

Advises technical writers to keep their writing simple. Avoiding overuse of adjectives and adverbs; Avoiding redundancies; Examples of phrase and word usage that need to be corrected; Need to substitute short words for long words.