audience theory blog task 1

1.diversion-

1.Just as stated in the hypodermic needle model the violent video games that the university students are playing are "injecting" aggressive behaviour into them.

2.The heading makes it seem as if violent games are trendy and "cool" since it gives children the ability to hack people although these two factors are not interlinked.

Two step flow model

1.The two step flow model suggests that the audience are influenced by opinion leaders in the media. The two step flow model is still relevant since there are many influencers on Instagram and YouTube which is where the different trends and ideologies descend from.

2. MANNY MUA influences his fans to accept and normalise men wearing makeup which has inspired other male youtubers such as James Charles to proceed with wearing makeup and breaking social boundaries.

3. This telegraph feature fits the two step flow model because it influences the audience to follow certain influencers on twitter that fits ideology of the modern era which helps the audience stay up to date with the new trends and ideas to create a more restricted social group.

4.Jamal fits the two step flow model since he is the "influencer" who influences the audience that being a rapper is an easy way to get money and may drive them away from education. He does not include the struggle to become a successful rapper and portrays it as an easy pathway and process which will influences his younger audience who are still in education to drop it.

dependency theory
1. Audiences have become dependent on media . An example is the kardashians who many people look up to for many makeup and clothing trends.
2.Phones have become more developed making it easier to access the media from any location and then the age rates for social media has decreased making it easier for a younger audience to be easily influenced.
3.When i see a post that is hating on someone it makes me feel bad and angry at how they are being treated and affects my mood for the whole day.Overall it has a positive effect on me since it makes me laugh a lot which reflects my mood for the day.

Uses and gratification theory

1.
This is an example of diversion because it is fiction that does not include any daily life matters and has more action.







2.This an example of personal relationships since the media text incorporates emotion and romance.

3.This an example of personal identity because this could help audience see if they relate to their casts preferences in dating.

.This is an example of surveillance because it provides us with information about the weather.