TY - JOUR AU - Thompson, Craig J. AB - Abstract We propose that consumers' relationships to nonadvertising forms of mass media are an essential aspect of the perceived meanings they derive from advertisements. After presenting a multidisciplinary theoretical framework, we discuss the results of an in-depth grounded theory investigation that identifies three key interpretive relationships between consumers and mass media vehicles. TI - Why Media Matter: Toward a Richer Understanding of Consumers' Relationships with Advertising and Mass Media JF - Journal of Advertising DO - 10.1080/00913367.1997.10673517 DA - 1997-03-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/why-media-matter-toward-a-richer-understanding-of-consumers-apos-G4beNJFwYq SP - 43 EP - 60 VL - 26 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -