My Media Consumption


Newspapers

  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? None
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? If I have a newspaper at home I turn to the puzzle and quizes section as it's more interesting.
  • What sections do you never read, and why? None as I don't usually read newspapers.
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? None
  • Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? My mother
  • Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? No as I don't really read the news.


Magazines

    • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? None as I don't really read the magazine. 
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? None


Television

  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? Around 1-3 hours.
  • What device do you use to watch television? TV
  • What times of day do you usually watch television? Usually during the weekend. 
  • What programmes do you like best and why? Cooking shows or documentaries.
  • Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch? I watch with my parents and sister. My parents usually pick what to watch.
  • 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 usually watch live. But if I do I would probably watch it on TV.

Radio

  • Do you listen to the radio? No
  • If yes, what stations do you like best and why? None
  • Do you listen to podcasts? No
  • If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently? None
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio? None
  • What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio? None
  • Where do you listen to podcast or radio? Sometimes my parents plays radio in the car or house
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening? Nothing
  • Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen? Sometimes my parents does listen to radio. They usually listen when they have free time.

Film
  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month? Sinners
  • What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming? Corpse Bride
  • Who else watched the films with you? My sister
  • Who decided what films to watch? Me
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.? TV

Online
  • How often do you access the internet? Most of the time
  • Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc. At home
  • What are the main sites that you access? Google
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment? Usually for informations. 
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet? Watch films
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet? My phone, TV and laptop.
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular? Instagram as I use this to communicate with my friends as well as for entertainment.

Final section: reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume? I can listen to news through radio or podcasts than searching it on Google.
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media? I'll try to consume other media platform and not just stick to other medias.
  • 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.
Radio
Documentary
Magazines

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