Publishing

Publishing is the activity of putting information into the public arena. Traditionally, the term refers to the distribution of printed works such as books and newspapers. With the advent of digital information systems and the Internet, the scope of publishing has expanded to include websites, blogs, and other forms of new media.

See also

• academic publishing
• concentration of media ownership
• copy editing
• desktop publishing
• editor
• electronic publishing
• freedom of speech
• house style
• mass media
• open-access publishing
• proofreading
• publisher
• self-publishing
• typesetting
• word processing
• writing