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Uses and gratifications research seeks to understand how the audience utilizes the mass media. Respondents were asked to indicate the gratification sought for six different media. Differences in usage were related to age and sex. Newspapers were utilized for local and national information. Television was the most multi-faceted media when usage was considered.
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