Media Chapter 3

intellectual property

is a creative work of art, writing, film, or software that belongs to a legally protected owner

mass audience

is a large, broad audience interested in a variety of general topics

muckraking

is investigative journalism that "rakes off the muck"- dirt and filth-to expose corruption and scandal

literacy

is the ability to read and understand a variety of information

censorship

is the formal restriction of media or speech content by government, political, or religious authorities

circulation

is the number of copies distributed to the public for a price or free

pass- along rate

is the number of people who see a single copy of a magazine

audience

is the number of readers of a magazine

desktop publishing

is the process of editing, laying out, and inserting photos to design and display a page using a desktop computer

subscription library

lent books to the public for a fee

book publisher

offer an array of services, from editing to promoting to selling a book

print on demand

technology prints books only when they are ordered by customers

computer-to-plate

technology transfers page images composed inside a computer directly to printing plates

e-commerce

electronic commerce is the ability to buy and sell online

conglomerate

are big businesses or corporations that own seemingly unrelated holdings. They are made up of diverse parts from across several media industries and are involved in multiple areas of business activity

e-book

are book content that appear in digital text format. They can be read on mobile devices, computer tablets, and e-readers

almanac

are book-length collections of useful facts, calendars, and advice

segmented audiences

are consumers that can be grouped together because of specific demographics or special interests such as hobbies or politics

e-reader

are devices that are used to display digital content found in books, magazines, and newspapers

mobile device

are handheld computers or cell phones with display screens. They access and send information using cell phone or WiFi connections to the Internet

trade magazine

are magazines that are targeted toward a particular profession.

consumer magazine

are magazines that contain general-interest topics

backlist book

are older books that are not actively promoted but are still in print

orphaned book

are older books, perhaps still under copyright whose authors are unknown

softcover books

are usually printed and distributed in a manner similar to that of hard cover books. They are larger, exhibit more intricate artwork on the cover, and are more expensive than mass-market paperbacks.

news magazine

are weekly periodicals with coverage (text and visual) on current news events

audiobook

can be heard on a cd, the radio, or downloaded onto a mobile device

book

was defined traditionally and narrowly as a set of pages bound together between covers

dime novel

were inexpensive paperback novels of the nineteenth century

novels

were inexpensive paperback novels of the nineteenth century

miscellany

were magazines with a wide variety of content

woodcut

were used to make illustrations by carving a picture in a block of wood, inking it, and pressing it into paper