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Correct! While it’s still possible for new technologies to succeed without taking advantage of current systems, doing so makes it much easier for people to widely adopt the new technology since it’s already supported by the systems already established.

Correct! Marketing companies produce tons of technology reports – but many are commissioned by the very companies whose products they promote, so these reports should be used with caution.

Correct! People who work in the field have a front-row seat to what’s coming out of the lab and into the market.

Correct! You may never understand them, and that’s okay. Electronics is based on complicated physics and mathematics. One workable compromise is to identify people who do understand these technologies, poll the views of at least three of them, tally their common conclusions and then identify inconsistencies.

Correct! For Personal Technologies stories, think smartphones, tablets, computers, speakers, and anything wearable, like a smartwatch. A common approach to covering personal technology is to report on how well new gadgets work while emphasizing what’s new or improved.

Correct! Often there isn’t time to learn the history of a field, so avoid such grand claims. It always helps to learn the key milestones of your technology beat so you can always have that background knowledge to draw from in these situations.

Correct! Be sure to talk regularly to technology leaders in other places and to take on the perspective of other countries, cultures, and regions when reporting on the impact of technology.

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Correct! Because technology reporters have specialized knowledge and many sources on technological change, they are often asked by editors to report on social and cultural trends arising from those changes.