Media Studies A-Level
Mass audiences
What Mass audiences means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mass audiences
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Large and general groups, whose needs organisations meet with widely appealing content, broad scheduling and mainstream genres.
Topics that use Mass audiences
- Media audiences (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience interpretation
- Cultural context
- Demographic categorisation
- Fan audience
- Fan culture
- Historical context
- Media technologies and platforms
- Niche audience
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