Uses and Gratifications Theory has been criticized

A. for its notion of the active audience
B. because it has strayed too far from the limited effects paradigm
C. for its emphasis on the use of symbols, not on how people use information from the media
D. because its assumptions focus on producers of media content and not on audience members


Answer: A

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