How to Avoid Extinction as a Technical Communicator
http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/15/how-to-avoid-extinction-as-a-technical-communicator/

Johnson, Tom H.
I'd Rather Be Writing
2009

Abstract:

Although there will always be a need for people to explain technical material non-technical people, Ellis Pratt said, others may be doing it instead, through the formats users prefer. To survive, technical writers may need to morph into content strategists, managing the information in a systematic way rather than merely creating it.