The changing role of technical communication: back to teams

The advent of desktop publishing forced most technical communicators to become generalists, capable of producing documentation virtually by themselves. Their organizations no longer hired editors, graphic artists, layout artists, and typesetters. Today, the profusion of information delivery media and the tools and cross disciplinary skills needed to execute complex projects makes it imperative for technical communicators to again operate as members of teams. This has far reaching implications on the profession, those who work in traditional publications groups as well as on those who operate as independent contractors.