My Media Consumption Audit

 

Introduction to Media: Media consumption audit


Answer the following questions in as much detail as possible to complete your audit:

Newspapers
  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
       Metro or the guardian
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
       crossword puzzle- I enjoy completing them.
  • What sections do you never read, and why?
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?
        - Usually the political side because its the most interesting/ the wholesome story
  • Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
        My dad usually buys the newspapers.
  • Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?
       Sometimes new york times just to see what's going on specifically in the states. 

Magazines
  • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not
        N/A
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?
        N/A

Television
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? 
       roughly 28
  • What device do you use to watch television?
        TV on weekends, my phone on weekdays.
  • What times of day do you usually watch television?
         evenings and Saturday mornings.
  • What programmes do you like best and why?
            Blackish-  Its funny and educational as they talk about black struggle in the US.
            Criminal Minds-  Its super addicting you don't realise you've been watching it for hours.
            Howls moving castle- nostalgia
  • Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
         Usually alone but if i do watch it with family, the person who had the remote first decides.
  • Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?
  • Laptop    
           Disney+    Netflix    Amazon prime


Radio
  • Do you listen to the radio?
         yes, whenever i'm in the car.
  • If yes, what stations do you like best and why?
        i don't have a favourite but our most listened to would probably be LBC
         
  • Do you listen to podcasts?
         yes
  • If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently?
        Digital Sisterhood
       Therapy Gecko
            Sounds of black Britain 
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?
        10
  • What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?
         when i go for walks or  before bed.
  • Where do you listen to podcast or radio?
         At the park or around the house
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening? 
         cleaning or reading
  • Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen?
         when driving

Film
  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
         bullet train
  • What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime,satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming?
        i came by

  • Who else watched the films with you?
  • family
  • Who decided what films to watch?
  • usually me 
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?
         tv or a laptop
Online
  • How often do you access the internet?
  • everyday
  • Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.
  • everywhere
  • What are the main sites that you access?
         Spotify or YouTube
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
       listening to music and talking to friends.
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
         walking to school
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet? 
        my phone
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?
       Instagram- easy to talk with friends 

Reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
      follow media macguffin on twitter
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?read more media based things online
  • 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 previousl    magazine pdf

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