Which option is NOT a reader position in Hall's model?

Which option is NOT a reader position in Hall's model?

• A. Accept the dominant reading
• B. Negotiate
• C. Oppose
• D. Embrace the authorial intention

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is how audiences interpret media messages according to Hall’s decoding model, which outlines three reader positions. A reader who accepts the dominant or preferred reading aligns with the producer’s intended meaning. A reader who negotiates partially accepts some aspects while questioning others. A reader who opposes the intended meaning understands the message but decodes it in a way that challenges or resists it due to ideological differences. The option about embracing the authorial intention isn’t a formal category in Hall’s model. While accepting the intended meaning is covered by the dominant reading, there isn’t a separate position named “embrace the authorial intention.” So that choice isn’t one of the defined reader positions.

The idea being tested is how audiences interpret media messages according to Hall’s decoding model, which outlines three reader positions. A reader who accepts the dominant or preferred reading aligns with the producer’s intended meaning. A reader who negotiates partially accepts some aspects while questioning others. A reader who opposes the intended meaning understands the message but decodes it in a way that challenges or resists it due to ideological differences.

The option about embracing the authorial intention isn’t a formal category in Hall’s model. While accepting the intended meaning is covered by the dominant reading, there isn’t a separate position named “embrace the authorial intention.” So that choice isn’t one of the defined reader positions.