Chapter 8 - Newspapers and Magazines

Ghost Newspapers

newspapers devoid of much actual local news that often carry only syndicated content from other newspapers

News Desert

A term for counties across the US that have no local reliable newspapers

Magazine

A collection of articles, stories, and advertisements appearing in a non-daily periodical.

Partisan Press

early style of journalism that pushed the strategy of a certain political group that subsidised the paper

Penny Press

a newspaper that, thanks to innovations in printing, cost a penny; thereby making newspapers available to the masses

Human-interest stories

news accounts that focus on daily trails and tribulations of human life, ordinary people against extraordinary odds.

Wire Services

commercial organisations that, like the Associated press, that first relayed stories and information around the country using telegraphs, and later radio.

General-interest Stories

address a wide variety of topics aimed at broad audience

Yellow Journalism

late 1800s, emphasised sensational or overly dramatic stories and early detective stories.

Muckraking

journalism that pressed social reforms in long-form investigative reports and exposes of corruption in business and government.

Investigative journalism

news reports that hunt out and expose corruption, specifically in gov and business.

Photojournalism

the use of photos to document the rhythms of daily life

Pass-along Readership

the total number of people who come into contact with a single copy of a magazine

Objective Journalism

distinguishes factual reports from opinions columns reporters strive to remain neutral towards the issue or event they cover, searching out competing points of view among the sources for a story

Inverted-pyramid style

news reports begin with the most dramatic or newsworthy information

Interpretive Journalsim

analysing and explaining key issues or events and placing them into broader historical or social context.

Literary Journalism

reports that adapt fictional storytelling techniques to non-fictional material and in-depth reporting

Alternative press

publications that question mainstream political policies and conventional values, often voicing radical opinions.

Citizen journalism

movement wherein activist amateurs and concerned citizens use internet and social media to disseminate news and information, citizen meidia

Features Syndicates

businesses that work with newspapers to provide work for the nations best political writers, editorial cartoonists, comic-strip artists, and self-help columnists.

Newshole

space left over in newspaper fro news after all the ads are placed

Branded Content

specialised print, online or video content produced and funded by individual adverts

Bookazines

special edition single-topic magazines published under familiar brand of consumer magazine

Newspaper Chain

a large company that owns several newspapers across the country

Verticals

niche-interest cities that bundle together related content