Media Consumption

My Media Consumption

1)

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

 I don't really read newspapers but when I do, I read the Guardian as it is the one that is sold in my local shop.

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

 The first and second section as they have the most important news.

• What sections do you never read, and why?

The sections that have adverts as they usually don't have anything to do with the news.

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

I don't have a preference in what stories I read, I just read whatever news I see.

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

My sister buys the newspapers.

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

I read the Guardian online and sometimes the Daily Mail. I visit their website to read news, I don't have a preference over the website that I visit for the news.

2)

• What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why

I don't read magazines so I don't buy it.

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

I don't read magazines so I don't read any sections.

3)

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

I don't watch that much TV so I would say less than 1 hour a week.

• What times of day do you usually watch television?

The afternoon when I come back from school or the morning before I go to school.

     

• What programmes do you like best and why?

Television series as they are more intriguing.

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

I watch it alone.

• Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)

No, I don't watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch up. I watch TV mostly on my laptop or phone.

4)

• Do you listen to the radio?

No I don't listen to the radio.

5)

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

The movie IT.

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

I watch most films through Netflix.

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

The device I usually use to watch films is phone and sometimes laptop.

6) 

• How often do you access the internet?

Frequently.

• Where do you access the internet?  At home, at college or school, or at work?

At home.

7)

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

By using the internet more.

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

Watch more media such as films as they can help me get a good grasp on the subject.

• 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, Newspaper and Magazine