COMM-100 FA4 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Citizen Journalism, Johannes Gutenberg, Gutenberg Bible

• School: American University
• Department: COMM - COMMUNICATION
• Course: COMM-100 FA4
• Professor: Menchen- Trevino

Document Summary

Describe the general functions of print media, and distinguish between books, newspapers, and magazines. Codex: manuscript book of individually bound pages. Johannes gutenberg: german printer credited with creating the first mechanical printing press in 1455. Gutenberg bible: bible printed by johannes gutenberg in europe in 1455, considered one of the first mechanically printed works. Trace the historical development of print media. Beginning of mass communication and mass literacy. Dime novels: first paperback form whose cost of ten cents made it accessible even to the poor. Mass-market paperbacks: inexpensive, softcover books small enough for a back pocket and sold in bookstores, supermarkets, drugstores, and other public places. Print-on-demand: publication of single books or tiny print runs based on computer demands using largely automated, nontraditional book-printing methods. Benjamin day: publisher of the new york sun who originated the penny press in 1833 by offering his paper on the streets for a penny.