Media Studies A-Level
Audience readings
What Audience readings means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Audience readings
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Reference: AQA
How different audiences might read the same representation in contrasting ways, including negotiated or oppositional readings.
Topics that use Audience readings
- Subject content (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience reception
- Audience targeting and reception
- Audiences and distribution in a digital age
- Distribution
- Formal and technical choices
- Funding models and public service
- Magazine industries, ownership and funding
- Media industries framework
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