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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779213403321

Autore

McQuail Denis

Titolo

Audience analysis [[electronic resource] /] / Denis McQuail

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1997

ISBN

1-5063-3923-9

1-322-41604-4

0-7619-1001-8

1-4522-6360-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 166 p.)

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media - Audiences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - A Concept with a History; Chapter 2 - The Audience in Communication Theory and Research; Chapter 3 - Typologies of Audience; Chapter 4 - Questions of Media Reach; Chapter 5 - Principles of Audience Formation and Continuity; Chapter 6 - Audience Practices: Social Uses of the Media; Chapter 7 - Communicator-Audience Relations; Chapter 8 - The Audience in Flux; Chapter 9 - The Future of the Audience Concept; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this account Denis McQuail analyzes the concept 'media audience' in terms of its history and its place in present day media theory and research. It summarizes key research findings and assesses the impact of new media developments.