print media

Newspapers and magazines

Print media refers to published material in physical form—newspapers, magazines, books, pamphlets, and similar printed matter.

The term gained currency as a contrast to broadcast media (radio and television) and later to digital media.

Print media circulation has declined as readers migrate online.

A print media outlet may also maintain a website, blurring the distinction.

publications

newspaper

Printed periodical of current events

tabloid · broadsheet · gazette · bulletin · newsletter · pamphlet · zine · daily · weekly · monthly

journalism

reporter

One who gathers news

headline · byline · dateline · newsroom · bureau · beat · scoop · exclusive · coverage · feature

physicality

newsprint

Low-grade printing paper

ink · column · broadsheet · fold · centerfold · pull-out · insert · binding · stapled · saddle stitch

reading

subscriber

One who enrolls regularly

subscription · back issue · clipping · tear sheet · reader · browsing · literacy · public library · archives · microfiche

publishing

typesetting

Arranging text for print

layout · lithography · binding · ISBN · galley · proof · prepress · press run · circulation · distribution

books

novel

New and unusual

tome · anthology · manual · guidebook · biography · memoir · reference book · coffee table book · chapbook · omnibus

Categories
Opposites
transmission medium

print mediadigital media

Electronically stored information

electronic media · broadcast media · online media · new media · radio

technological era

print medianew media

Internet-era communication forms

online journalism · digital publishing · citizen journalism · user-generated content

temporal characteristics

print medialive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

live streaming · instant messaging

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G