Media consumption audit

 

• Newspapers
  
  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read? I'm 16, nobody my age reads newspapers.
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? None
  • What sections do you never read, and why? The whole things. Don't read newspapers.
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? Historic or money related.
  • 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,none, I don't.
  
  Magazines
  
  • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not? I don't, waste of money and time.
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? I don't read magazines. 
  
  Television
  
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?Couple of hours.
  • What device do you use to watch television? PC
  • What times of day do you usually watch television? Night.
  • What programmes do you like best and why? Anime as its simply exciting and fulfilling to watch also its better made then real stuff as it can me as unrealistic as they want.
  • Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch? With my best friend, its a unanimous decision.
  • Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)  On-demand/catch-up. PC
  
  Radio
  
  • Do you listen to the radio? Only when in as car.
  • If yes, what stations do you like best and why? I don't know any of them i just listen.
  • Do you listen to podcasts? No.
  • If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently? I don't.
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio? 0
  • What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio? None
  • Where do you listen to podcast or radio? Nowhere
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening? I don't listen to them.
  • Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen? MY father listens to radio in the car.
  
  Film
  
  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month? Sound of Freedom, Mission Impossible.
  • 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? My best friend.
  • Who decided what films to watch? We decide collectively.
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.? PC.
  
  Online
  
  • How often do you access the internet? Daily.
  • Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc. Anywhere
  • What are the main sites that you access? YouTube and Instagram.
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment? Entertainment and education.
  • 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? PC or phone.
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular? Instagram to talk to my friends and YouTube for entertainment and education.
  
  
  Final section: reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media? I'll try to listen to podcasts.
  • 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. Podcasts, TV programmes and maybe newspapers.