Publishing
Publishing is the dissemination of literature, music, or information—the activity of making information available to the general public. In some cases, authors may be their own publishers, meaning originators and developers of content also provide media to deliver and display the content for the same. Also, the word publisher can refer to the individual who leads a publishing company or an imprint or to a person who owns/heads a magazine.
Traditionally, the term refers to the distribution of printed works such as books (the "book trade") and newspapers. With the advent of digital information systems and the Internet, the scope of publishing has expanded to include electronic resources such as the electronic versions of books and periodicals, as well as micropublishing, websites, blogs, video game publishers, and the like.
Publishing includes the following stages of development: acquisition, copy editing, production, printing (and its electronic equivalents), marketing and distribution.
Publication is also important as a legal concept:
There are two basic business models in book publishing:
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Scholarships for Publishing Majors
Forever Miss America ScholarshipMiss America Pageant |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Milwaukee Journal - Sentinel Minority ScholarshipUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - College of Letters and Science |
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award $3,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Library of American Broadcasting Foundation AwardBroadcast Education Association |
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award $3,000 |
deadline October 16, 2024 |
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Fred Rogers ScholarshipSaint Vincent College |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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William and Effa McMeans ScholarshipUniversity of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Red Bud Industries ScholarshipSouthwestern Illinois College |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Kenneth Holland ScholarshipUnion College, Nebraska |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Edward Prichett ScholarshipUniversity of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Communication Department Scholarship - Waynesburg CollegeWaynesburg University |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Amelia Lucas Trust Fund AwardUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - College of Letters and Science |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
Publishing Related Majors
- Communications
- Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Advertising
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Communication and Media Studies
- Public Relations/Image Management
- Photojournalism
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
- Sports Communication
- Radio and Television
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Political Communication
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications
- International and Intercultural Communication
- Health Communication
- Business and Economic Journalism