Intro to media: consumption

 

• Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
• None apart from the times that was studied in gcse media

• What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
• Probably sports as I'm interested about sports around the world in general 

• What sections do you never read, and why?
• The political sections as majority of the time the paper will be biased in a certain direction 

• What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?
• Stories involving musical artists i listen to as music is something I'm very passionate about

• Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
• No one

• Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?
• I usually just look at the daily mails tik tok account as it summarizes most stories into a small and easily understandable headline

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?
• I would probably read the more gossip like sections as they may have pop culture figures i follow

Television

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?
• 12

• What device do you use to watch television?
• My TV 
• What times of day do you usually watch television?
• Normally from around 9 or 10pm
• What programmes do you like best and why?
• I mostly like true crime and professional wrestling (WWE) as I find them the most entertaining and interesting 
• Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
• I Normally watch alone but if I'm with family my dad decides
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• Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)
• Not really. I sometimes use my phone

Radio

• Do you listen to the radio?
• Yes
• If yes, what stations do you like best and why?
• Kiss FM
• Do you listen to podcasts?
• No
• If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently?
• N/A
• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?
• Less than 1
• What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?
• Depends on what time I am in the car
• Where do you listen to podcast or radio?
• The car
• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?
• Scroll on my phone

• Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen? My mum listens to radio on the way to work and podcasts when she tries to sleep

Film

• What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
• In the last month I saw "The end of oak street"
• What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming?
• Five Nights at Freddy's 1 and 2. Spider Man 1,2 and 3, The Longest Yard, Happy Gilmore, Whats eating Gilbert Grape
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• Who else watched the films with you?
• Most of them no one
• Who decided what films to watch?
• Myself
• What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.? TV or phone

Online

• How often do you access the internet?
• Everyday

• Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.
• Mostly at home and on the walk to school
• What are the main sites that you access?
• Google classroom media macguffin songless Amazon Spotify 
• What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
• To buy things, play games, education, and communication with friends

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
• Listening to music 
• What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?
• I primarily use my phone but sometimes use my Playstations browser
• What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?
• Tik Tok, Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram and i use these mostly for the entertainment aspect but also for communication 

Final section: reflection

• How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
• By being more open minded to recommendations given to me by those around me
• What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
• I will attempt to consume less short form content to better my attention span and also try to consume more media that will benefit my studies
• 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.
• Media Magazine, Media based TV programs and Media apps