‘The media effects debate is an outward concept’. Discuss the statement in relation to a media product you have studied. Use examples to support your answer. (20 marks) The active audience theory is where the audience engages, interprets and responds to different types of media in different ways and ha the opportunity to challenge the ideas shown in a media product. However, a passive audience is more likely to accept the messages in a media product without challenging what the media is trying to say and the audience is more likely to accept the message in the product. I will be talking about different type of media such as games, social media and tv shows; and discussing if they have. Positive or negative impact on the people using the different types of media. For example an active audience theory which was found by Stuart Hall, 1980, was the encoding/decoding theory. This is where the audiences have different different readings based on their upbringings, culture, political st...