1. To what extent can you give an accurate report of the media content you consume? Are you always aware of the reasons you choose the media you do? Why
or why not?
2. Consider Facebook and other social networking sites. Have you heard others
express reasons for using Facebook that aren’t reflected in the typology pro–
posed by Alan Rubin?
3. Do you think many people have parasocial relationships with media personali–
ties? Were the people who grieved the death of the Glee star truly comforted
by following his Twitter feed? Why or why not?
4. Think of a specific example of how two individuals might use the same media
content to gratify different needs. How could these individuals experience very
different media effects
