Media Studies A-Level
Distribution and sharing
What Distribution and sharing means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Distribution and sharing
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Reference: AQA
Users take part by sharing media, alongside publishing, commenting and remixing.
Topics that use Distribution and sharing
- 'End of audience' theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 'End of audience'
- Audience participation
- Citizen journalism
- Convergence
- Cross-platform audience behaviour
- Gatekeeping and platform power
- Producer–audience boundary
- Prosumer
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