The document discusses several theories about how audiences interpret and are influenced by mass media texts: 1) The Hypodermic Needle Model proposed that audiences passively receive information from media without questioning it, but this was later disproven. 2) The Two-Step Flow theory found that information spreads from media to opinion leaders to the general public, rather than directly to individuals. 3) Uses and Gratifications research showed that audiences are active and use media selectively to fulfill personal needs like entertainment, information, and social interaction. 4) Reception Theory explored how individual characteristics like age and gender affect how audiences decode and interpret media texts differently. Producers can influence audiences through conventions