Audience:
The Habbo Hotel news story would appeal to those aged 30+ as they would be the most likely to watch the news,and those of this age usually have children, so they are parents and this would appeal to them as they would want to know if their children are in danger, as John snow said it is 'every parents terror' for their kids to be using the internet in the wrong ways. This is also a threat to UK children, as it used by many kids in the country, this creates a 'moral panic' for parents if they find out that their children are members of the Habbo Hotel video game, John Snow also said that this game is a 'Mecca for paedophiles'.
As well as parents teachers, social workers and carers could also relate to this news story, as they have responsibility to take care of the children, and this will have an effect of them as they will be worried for the children, and will try and protect them from these dangerous video games. This also may be watched by the children who know the site as it would relate to them, and they will also be aware of the dangers.
The news story could be used as a source of surveillance for the audience. This links to Blumer and Katz theory, uses and gratifications that this news is important to eliminate the dangers of Habbo Hotel. Also the story of Jimmy Seville which was going on for 15 years links to the Habbo hotel story which is also a 'Mecca for paedophiles'.
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