Eduqas GCSE Media Studies · C680
Component 2
A largely one-sided emotional connection in which an audience member feels that they know a media personality personally.
Revise: Lizzo: website, social media and the music industryRegular personal content may also create a parasocial relationship: a fan feels that they know Lizzo, although that feeling is largely one-sided. The possibility of commenting does not mean that every fan has a personal relationship with her.
- Revise: Taylor Swift: website, social media and the music industry
A mainly one-sided sense of personal connection with a media figure whom an audience member does not know personally.