{
  "id": 14366124,
  "title": "Confessions of a former sports reporter: How I knew I was a full-blown tech nerd",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/confessions-of-a-former-sports-reporter-how-i-knew-i-was-a-full-blown",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/technology/opinion/2026-10-14-confessions-of-a-former-sports-reporter-how-i-knew-i-was-a-full-blown-tech-nerd/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After wrestling with my tech obsession, I finally admitted it was a good thing. My fascination with gadgets, from cameras to computers, began in childhood and persisted through my studies of video editing and journalism from 2004 to 2006. I joined the professional world as a video editor, cameraman, and photographer in 2007, eventually moving into sports journalism in 2010 to merge those skills—shooting high-quality photos, capturing video, and editing.\n\nWhile sports journalism was my passion, the industry's shift toward multimedia content in the 2010s became the industry's new priority. By 2020, Apple's switch to Apple Silicon in Macs reignited my curiosity, sparking a newfound passion. My love for MacBooks, which started with a 13-inch MacBook Pro in 2010 and evolved through various models and even a return to the Apple ecosystem last year, only grew stronger. My tech arsenal expanded with drones, cameras, an iPad, and eventually, the M5 MacBook Air, which outperformed all previous laptops I'd used.\n\nAs a Tech Editor at IOL, I feel perfectly suited for this role, and the journey continues.",
  "summary": "New IOL Tech editor Michael Sherman looks back on how a lifelong passion for gadgets and the game-changing launch of Apple Silicon inspired a complete shift into the world of tech.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former sports reporter admits tech obsession is beneficial",
    "Fascination with gadgets started in childhood",
    "Transitioned to MacBooks after Apple Silicon switch"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Merging technical proficiency with journalistic roots allows specialized creators to transition from traditional reporting into multimedia roles as industry priorities shift toward high-quality digital content and advanced hardware.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}