What Does the Uses and Gratifications Paradigm Assume About Media

question 73

Multiple Choice

What does the uses and gratifications paradigm assume about media audiences?

• A) They uncritically accept the messages encoded in media.
• B) They are passive viewers.
• C) They take a media product and manipulate it to tell their own stories.
• D) They are actively engaged.

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