My Media Consumption

Newspapers

  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
          No
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
         No
  • What sections do you never read, and why?
         No 
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?
         No 
  • Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
        No 
  • Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?
         No 

Magazines

  • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not?
        No as i don't think i'd enjoy reading magazines.
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?
          No 


Television

  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?
        7 hours in a week approximately
  • What device do you use to watch television?
         I usually watch television of my TV or my phone.
  • What times of day do you usually watch television?
         Night-time or during the day.
  • What programmes do you like best and why?
         How I Met Your Mother, Rick and Morty and House M.D. are my current favourites.
  • Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
         Watch tv series by myself.
  • Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)
         I don't watch anything live as all the shows i watch premiered in the 2000s.


Radio

  • Do you listen to the radio?
           No 
  • If yes, what stations do you like best and why?
           No 
  • Do you listen to podcasts?
         Yes
  • If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently?
         Suburbs Talks, Anything Goes
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?
         1 hour a week
  • What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?
  • Where do you listen to podcast or radio?
         Apple Podcast
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?
         I clean whilst listening to podcast.
  • Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen?
         My older brother listens to podcast on his way to work.


Film

  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
         none
  • What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming?
  • Who else watched the films with you?
         family
  • Who decided what films to watch?
         not me, older brother
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?
        TV


Online

  • How often do you access the internet?
        Everyday
  • Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.
         at home
  • What are the main sites that you access?
         Instagram,X, google
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
        entertainment 
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
        none
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?
         phone or ipad
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?
        TikTok,Instagram,X,Pinterest. I belong to these networks as I've made it a habit.


Final section: reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
         read and watch more news to consume media.
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
         buy magazine or newspaper.
  • List three sources of media (websites/newspapers/apps/TV programmes etc.) that you will start to access this year that you haven't engaged with previously.
        The Times
        BBC Radio
        Facebook

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