Audience and Institution

1. Do you think the audiences for most media texts do come “from all walks of life” or do 

different kinds of people watch very different kinds of programme? Are there any examples of media texts that you can think of that do seem to have audiences of all kinds of people?

I think different kind of people watch different programmes, for example boys are more likely to watch an action film involving lots of cars and guns where as girls are more likely to watch a movie involving love and shopping. I think some films can be aimed at a very wide range of audience but still some people may not like that film, a good example of this is Harry Potter.

 

2. How much of your media experience occurs when you are on your own and how much 

when you are with others? 

Most media experiences I have happen with other people, visits to the cinema or a night in with the film whereas people on their own tend to do tures like housework or homework for students.

 

3. How do you experience/consume media (i.e. watch or listen to it)?

Watch films/tv

 

4. Are there any ways in which you share your experiences of the media with other people 

who weren’t around when you experienced the text?

Facebook, texting, in person conversations, phone calls.

 

 

McQuail and Katz:

a) the need for information about our geographical and social world - The boy in striped pyjamas.
b) the need for identity, by using characters and personalities to define our sense of self 

and social behaviour - sex and the city
c) the need for social interaction through experiencing the relationships and interaction of 

others - the notebook

d) the need for diversion by using the media for purposes of play and entertainment. - Harry Potter