In 1973 Blumer and Katz came developed (the uses and gratification theory), arguing audiences consume media text for one or more of the four reasons.
- Information
- Entertainment
- Socialisation
- Surveillance
News= facts/information
BUT
Because the news you see on tv, online in newspapers is also a product that has to sell to a target audience it can also be entertaining and this may distract from facts.
FAKE NEWS
What is fake news?
Fake news is written to make people believe false things and grab peoples attention. intentionally misleading and deceptive, uses eye catching headlines to increase readership.
3 famous fake new
A great post in terms of content and presentation, well done. Target: get your own draft news story posted.
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