iif_kgpm_Dictionary_of_Media

audiophileproblems. Audiologists also study theeffect of partial or total hearing losson a person’s ability to communicate.audiophile individual who has anavid interest in stereo or high-fidelitysound recordingsaudiotape narrow magnetic tapeused to record sound for subsequentplaybackaudiovisual [abbreviated as AV]materials, such as films and DVDs,that present information in audibleand pictorial formAudit Bureau of Circulation independentbody consisting of membersfrom the media and the advertisingfield, which provides circulationfigures for print media. It also auditsthe circulation of print publicationsto insure that reported circulationfigures are accurate. Web site: www.accessabc.comAustin, John L. (1911–1960) Britishphilosopher who developed a logicaltheory of speech acts, describingutterances in terms of the functionsthey have and the actions they aredesigned to bring about. His ideas areoften cited in media and communicationstudies.auteur filmmaker or director who isperceived as having a uniquepersonal style or approach to filmmakingand who takes completecontrol over all aspects of filmproductionauteur theory view that a director maybe regarded as a film’s author, whetheror not he or she wrote the scriptauthor creator of a media product(book, poem, play, program, etc.). Intraditional literary theory, the authoris seen, implicitly, as the one whoinjects a personal viewpoint intoa work; the role of the reader is todiscern and comprehend the author’sviewpoint. Recent theories, however,view the meaning of a work as resultingfrom a negotiation of meaningbetween the author and the reader.authoring systems and softwarecomputer systems and/or softwarethat allow for the creation of multimediatexts (texts that incorporateprint, video clips, images, and sound)authoritarian theory hypothesiswhich claims that the role of thepress is to serve the interests ofgovernment, not of the citizenry,and should submit to governmentalcontrolautobiography biography of aperson written by himself or herself.The term probably was coined bythe British Romantic poet RobertSouthey in 1809.autofunction device used for videoediting and playback that performsfunctions such as focusing ortrackingautomatic dialogue replacement[abbreviated as ADR] process that32