How does Oliver distinguish the parasocial relationships between actors (or even talkshow hosts) and YouTube influencers?
parasocial relationship Thorn’s distinction analysis is the nature of what’s called a parasocial relationship as it pertains to acting across media (specifically YouTube versus television, film, and drama). A parasocial relationship is “a kind of psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in the mass media, particularly on television.[1] Viewers […]