Chapers 4,5,6 Flashcards
Printing press
Gutenberg - allowed text to be stored in multiple “perfect” copies. made books available in greater numbers and at a lower cost
Movable Type
Gutenberg- typemold - enabled printers to make multiple identiclal copies of a single letter without having to hand-carve each. BIBLE
Nathaniel Hawthorne
wrote the Scarlet Letter - a banned book
Electronic Books
books published on the internet
Halftone
an image produced by a process in which photographs are broken down into a series of dots that appear in shades of gray on a printed page. didn’t have to be copied to a drawing
Time Inc.
wanted to keep readers up to date on events weekly
Gannet
publisher of USA Today and owns most of the newspapers
Pictographs
A prehistoric form of writing made up of paintings on rock or cave walls
Papyrus
An early form of paper made from the papyrus reed
Parchment
An early form of paper made from the skin of goats or sheep, which was made more durable than papyrus
pamela
Richardson - book that people in the middle class could relate to
Benjamin Franklin
established one of the first circulating (or subscription) libraries in Philly. published a magazine
dime novels
inexpensive paperback books that sold for as little as 5 cents
Book Banning
removing books from schools because of sexual content, language, violence, religion, or homosexuality
Annie Leibovitz
celebrity photographer. took a picture of demi moore pregnant
Margret Bourke-White
star of Life Magazine. took industrial photography
The Postal Act of 1879
Legislation that allowed magazines to be mailed nationally at a low cost. It was a key factor in the growth of magazine circulation in the late nineteenth century
Trade Magazines
Magazines published for people who work in a particular industry or business
Sarah Josepha Hale
editor of Godey’s magazine - what women should look like and how they should act - had women writers
Seven Sisters
the top service magazines such as good housekeeping, better homes and gardens and Family circle
Mathew Brady
invented photojournalism. took portraits of noted americans. photographed the civil war
Kate Moss
Calvin Klein model known for being super thin and drunk at work. and unrealistic image for women
Campaign for real Beauty
Dove used a variety of differently sized women posing in their underwear to show that everyone is beautiful
Dick Stolley
- young is better than old
- pretty is better than ugly
- rich is better than poor
- music is better than movies
- movies are better than television
- nothing is better than a dead celebrity
Publick Occurrences
frequently cited as the first newspaper in the american colonies
The Pennsylvania Gazette
the most influential paper in the colonies. benjamin franklin
Edward R. Murrow
radio newsman. took on lightweight topics and very controversial ones
Watergate Story
Roosevelt recorded all his calls and hired reporters (muckrakers) to spy on his competition
North Star
fredrick douglas. fight to end slavery and make known black rights
The New York Daily News
one of the early tabloids. big photos, huge headlines, and sensationalistic stories
New York World
Pultizer. used big headlines, easy words, and many illustrations. comic strips
Tabloid Newspaper
Newspapers with a half page format that usually have a cover page rather than a traditional front page like the larger broadsheet papers
Proximity
things that happen where you live make it into the local paper
Human Interest
Events that touch our heart will make it into the news
New Times
merged with village choice. alternative weekly paper. for younger audience
Village Voice
merged with New Times. alternative weekly paper. for younger audience
Bly
admitted herself to an insane asylum
esquire
mens magazine. pinup girls
