Monday 11 January 2016

Audience Theories


Hypodermic Needle Theory
Theory that media messages are injected directly into the brain of the passive audience and that everyone responds to media messages in the same way.
Mass vs. Niche
Mass targets larger audience and have a higher budget to prove a film that will accommodate all audiences, whereas niche targets more specific audiences with a lower budget.
Two Step Flow
Says that most people from their opinions under the influence of opinion leaders, who in turn are influenced by the mass media. So according to this model, ideas flow from mass media to opinion leaders, and from them to a wider population .

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