Publishing & Media

The publishing of books, magazines, newspapers, and other printed materials and dissemination of information by means of the broadcast media.

Resources in this category:

Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America
http://abaa.org/

In addition to providing info about the ABAA and the ABAA Newsletter, this WWW page offers main sections entitled Locating and Contacting ABAA Booksellers, On-line Bookseller Catalogs, ABAA Book Fairs, and On-line Book Information and Research Materials.

Association of America's Public TV Stations
http://www.apts.org/

"The Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS) is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1980. Its members are the nation's public television stations. APTS's mission is to support the continued growth and development of a strong and financially sound noncommercial television service for the American public." Site includes Public broadcasting issues, fact sheets, lobbying, press releases and links to public broadcasting sites.

The Book of Zines
http://www.zinebook.com/

This comprehensive and regularly updated site includes extensive references, information, interviews, articles and links about zines and e-zines.

Business Wire
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?front...

In addition to current and archived business news, this website provides a useful calendar of events including upcoming trade shows, conference calls, and Business Wire events. Registration is free and required to view the news articles.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs
http://www.cmpa.com/

"The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) studies news and entertainment media using scientific content analysis. CMPA also conducts surveys and focus groups to illuminate the media's role in structuring the public agenda." Here you will find latest findings concerning the elections in Election Watch and the latest on the effects of the media and their findings.

Creative Writing
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48459

This IPL pathfinder is designed for individuals interested in creative writing. It focuses primarily on prose fiction (novel and short-story writing), although many of the sources cover poetry or screenwriting as well. Both print and web-based sources are included.

Editor & Publisher - America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp

A newsmagazine covering issues of interest for editors and publishers of print and online media.

Encyclopedia of Television
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/

"The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information."

How Much Information?
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info...

"This study is an attempt to estimate how much new information is created each year. Newly created information is distributed in four storage media – print, film, magnetic, and optical – and seen or heard in four information flows – telephone, radio and TV, and the Internet. This study of information storage and flows analyzes the year 2002 in order to estimate the annual size of the stock of new information contained in storage media, and heard or seen each year in information flows. Where reliable data was available we have compared the 2002 findings to those of our 2000 study (which used 1999 data) in order to identify trends – recognizing that 1999-2002 were years of relatively low economic activity. The 2000 study is located on the Web at http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/how-much-info/. Note that this – the 2003 study – has revised certain of the 1999 estimates when we have found new and better data sources."

The Media History Project
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/

Promoting "the study of media history from petroglyphs to pixils," find an excellent timeline of media history covering art, music, television, the internet, and video games from pre-history to today, along with an article archive on media resources.

Reuters
http://today.reuters.com/news/home.aspx

Reuters is a global information company providing information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media, and corporate markets. This website supplies global news – text, graphics, video, and pictures –to media organizations and websites around the world. It also provides news to businesses outside financial services. Users can also find information on stock quotes. (This site may take some time to load, especially on dial-up connections.)

typoGRAPHIC
http://www.rsub.com/typographic/studies/tasa/

"typoGRAPHIC is an interactive experience informed by type and typography. It aims to illustrate the depth and import of type, and to raise relevant questions about how typography is treated in the digital media, specifically online." Site includes a gallery of typographic imagery, history of typography, glossary of relevant terms, and a bibliography.