publishing industry media n. those companies devoted to the large scale reproduction and dissemination of information, ideas, literature, music and other forms of intellectual property. Typical products of the publishing industry have traditionally included books, magazines, directories, journals and newspapers. However, the emergence of multimedia formats and digital online publishing as an alternative to print is changing the nature of the industry to include services as well as products. mmo
questionnaire media n. a research tool or mechanism that consists of a set of printed or written questions, designed in order to gather information from respondents and often devised for the purposes of statistical study. A questionnaire may offer a choice of standardized answers to facilitate the collection and organization of data. SJ
