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Printing press

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Gutenberg - allowed text to be stored in multiple “perfect” copies. made books available in greater numbers and at a lower cost

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Movable Type

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Gutenberg- typemold - enabled printers to make multiple identiclal copies of a single letter without having to hand-carve each. BIBLE

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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wrote the Scarlet Letter - a banned book

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Electronic Books

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books published on the internet

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Halftone

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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

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Time Inc.

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wanted to keep readers up to date on events weekly

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Gannet

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publisher of USA Today and owns most of the newspapers

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Pictographs

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A prehistoric form of writing made up of paintings on rock or cave walls

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Papyrus

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An early form of paper made from the papyrus reed

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Parchment

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An early form of paper made from the skin of goats or sheep, which was made more durable than papyrus

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pamela

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Richardson - book that people in the middle class could relate to

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Benjamin Franklin

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established one of the first circulating (or subscription) libraries in Philly. published a magazine

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dime novels

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inexpensive paperback books that sold for as little as 5 cents

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Book Banning

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removing books from schools because of sexual content, language, violence, religion, or homosexuality

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Annie Leibovitz

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celebrity photographer. took a picture of demi moore pregnant

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Margret Bourke-White

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star of Life Magazine. took industrial photography

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The Postal Act of 1879

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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

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Trade Magazines

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Magazines published for people who work in a particular industry or business

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Sarah Josepha Hale

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editor of Godey’s magazine - what women should look like and how they should act - had women writers

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Seven Sisters

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the top service magazines such as good housekeeping, better homes and gardens and Family circle

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Mathew Brady

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invented photojournalism. took portraits of noted americans. photographed the civil war

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Kate Moss

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Calvin Klein model known for being super thin and drunk at work. and unrealistic image for women

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Campaign for real Beauty

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Dove used a variety of differently sized women posing in their underwear to show that everyone is beautiful

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Dick Stolley

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  • 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
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Publick Occurrences

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frequently cited as the first newspaper in the american colonies

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The Pennsylvania Gazette

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the most influential paper in the colonies. benjamin franklin

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Edward R. Murrow

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radio newsman. took on lightweight topics and very controversial ones

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Watergate Story

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Roosevelt recorded all his calls and hired reporters (muckrakers) to spy on his competition

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North Star

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fredrick douglas. fight to end slavery and make known black rights

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The New York Daily News

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one of the early tabloids. big photos, huge headlines, and sensationalistic stories

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New York World

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Pultizer. used big headlines, easy words, and many illustrations. comic strips

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Tabloid Newspaper

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Newspapers with a half page format that usually have a cover page rather than a traditional front page like the larger broadsheet papers

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Proximity

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things that happen where you live make it into the local paper

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Human Interest

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Events that touch our heart will make it into the news

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New Times

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merged with village choice. alternative weekly paper. for younger audience

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Village Voice

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merged with New Times. alternative weekly paper. for younger audience

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Bly

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admitted herself to an insane asylum

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esquire

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mens magazine. pinup girls