my media consumption

 Alezey

media consumption audit:

Newspapers

• Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?

none

• What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?

-

• What sections do you never read, and why?

-

• What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?

-

• Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?

-

• Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?

-

Magazines

• What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not?

none

• What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?

-

Television

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?

I spend up to 2-4 hours (Netflix etc)

• What device do you use to watch television?

I use my iphone.

• What times of day do you usually watch television?

Mostly everyday but sometimes every 2 days if i have a lot of work.

• What programmes do you like best and why?

Michiko and Hatchin, Stranger things etc

• Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?

Alone, but on occasionally, with my sister and we both decide on one.

• 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 live TV, and sometimes i use my ipad to watch shows.

Radio

• Do you listen to the radio? 

yes, when we use our car but i use spotify or youtube for music.

• If yes, what stations do you like best and why?

My mom would normally put one on.

• Do you listen to podcasts?

no, but i have before but its not a regular thing.

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?

i spend a lot of time listening to music on spotify, not specifically on the radio, but i would estimate about 6 hours.

• What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?

everyday.

• Where do you listen to podcast or radio?

in my room, on the bus, outside in general unless im with friends, when im vleaning my room, on walk.

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?

none

• Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen?

yes, my sister listens everyday to every other day in her room

Film

• What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?

in the last month, i’ve seen nothing in the cinema.

• What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming?

I didn’t really watch netflix this month because my netflix is cancelled right now, but on other websites I watched shows not movies

• Who else watched the films with you?

nobody

• Who decided what films to watch?

me

• What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?

I use my phone and ipad.

Online

• How often do you access the internet?

often

• Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.

home, school

• What are the main sites that you access?

i normally just use search engine google and it comes up with automated response from AI, but i use school resources too, but also shopping sites

• What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?

shopping, revision etc.

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?

sometimes in my free time time, i use google snake at school.

• 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?

snapchat and instagram, i use for communicating, and netflix and tiktok for entertainment.

Final section: reflection

• How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?

by reducing media consumption, however also reading some newspapers, if not in real life then online.

• What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?

to try expand the media, if not cutting down on it

• 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

google classroom, websites that teachers provide and also a new TV programme .