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