Media text (Active audiences: uses and gratifications model)

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Instrumental use (ex:)
where the media is used to satisfy specific needs and would usually involve the viewer selecting particular programmes (cinema, social media)
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Ritualistic use (ex:)
where the media is used to satisfy a boarder set of needs for entertainment purposes (radio, social media)
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state the gratifying needs (4)
- surveillance, personal identity, personal relationships, diversion
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surveillance
like newspapers, tell you what happening around you
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state the personal identities (2)
value reinforcement, reality exploration
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value reinforcement
what we believe is the right view, so makes us feel better (agree with preferred meaning)
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reality exploration (ex:)
how to deal with your personal problems (mens health)
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state the personal relationships (2)
companionships, social utility
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companionship (ex:)
so the audience can feel like a part of a community (fosters advert)
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social utility
media forms an important part of a social interaction (creates a space where audience can interact)(good call)
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diversion
literally entertainment purposes
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personal identity
how the audience relates to the media,
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Card 2

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Ritualistic use (ex:)

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where the media is used to satisfy a boarder set of needs for entertainment purposes (radio, social media)

Card 3

Front

state the gratifying needs (4)

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Card 4

Front

surveillance

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Card 5

Front

state the personal identities (2)

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