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02/20/2014

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pocket books
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pocket sized paper books made in U.S.
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Aliteracy
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being literate but choosing not to read
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Thomas Paine and Common Sense
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Thomas Paine was a British author and political activist who wrote COMMON SENSE to urge the colonizers to break away from British rule
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diurnals
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daily news journals printed in 1620s England. forerunner of daily newspaper
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broadsides/broadsheets
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early colonial newspapers, single sheet accounts of events. big pieces of paper. first broadsheet PUBLICK OCCURRENCES BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK by Benjamin Harris boston bookseller printer coffeehouse owner
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remainders
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unsold copies of books returned to the publisher by bookstores and sold at discount
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Peter Zenger
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jailed for criticism of british gov in 1734
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Ben Franklin and newspapers
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James Franklin got jailed in Boston for speaking out against British Government. Ben moved to Philly in 1729 and started PA Gazette
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Trade Magazines
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aimed at any professional groups. American Medical News
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Postal Act of 1879
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decreased price of second class postage (railroads)
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Split run
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special versions of a given issue of a magazine in which editorial content and advertisements vary according to demographics. Lamar on cover in East, Patrick Willis on cover in West
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Linotype machine
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allowed for mechanical print as opposed to manual
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Dime novels
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paperback pocket sized novels
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penny press
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one cent newspapers frequently bought by immigrants in NYC
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Consumer magazine
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sports illustrated. people buy it who are interested in a certain topic
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PA Gazete
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spoke out against government, used ads to protect itself. financial independence=editorial independence. first political cartoon. snake thing that says join or die
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Acta Diurna
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acts of the day written on a tablet during Caesar era Rome. Its circulation was one and there was no way to measure how many people read it. it was edited after meetings of the senate
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Corantos
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one page news sheets about specific events. printed in Holland in english language in 1620. imported to England by british booksellers who were eager to satisfy public demand for information about the 30 years war.
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yellow journalism
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all about the headlines. try to gain readers attention
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Frederick Douglas
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Abolitionist. Wrote the Ram's Journal
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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white bitch wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Professional Magazines
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Trade magazines
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magalogue
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designer catalog. LL Bean
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controlled circulation
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refers to providing a magazine to readers who meet specific criteria. hotel and airplanes
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industrial magazines
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made specifically for a companies stockholders or customers. AARP The Magazine for retired people
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