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My media consumption

 Newspapers

  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
  • No 
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
  • What sections do you never read, and why?
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?
  • Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
  • Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?


Magazines
  • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not?
  • I don't buy magazines because i can gain information from my phone but i don't really pay attention.
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?

Television
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?
  • 1 Hour
  • What device do you use to watch television?
  • My Tv 
  • What times of day do you usually watch television?
  • Around 6-8 as that's when I normally eating around so I chose to watch tv when eating
  • What programmes do you like best and why?
  • Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
  • I watch it with my sister and she choses what to watch but sometimes I chose 
  • Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)
  • Nope 

Radio
  • Do you listen to the radio?
  • Nope 
  • If yes, what stations do you like best and why?
  • Do you listen to podcasts?
  • No
  • If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently?
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?
  • What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?
  • Where do you listen to podcast or radio?
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?
  • Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen?

Film
  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
  • Spider-man 
  • What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming?
  •  iv seen action adventure drama all of the genres. 
  • Who else watched the films with you?
  • Family
  • 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?
  • Everyday 
  • Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.
  • Everywhere
  • What are the main sites that you access?
  • Instagram and snapchat 
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
  • communicate with friends find information on music artists find out when they are dropping looking at fashion playing games 
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
  • Play NBA2K 
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?
  • PlayStation Laptop Phone 
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?
  • Snapchat and Instagram I use these networks because i can communicate to my friends

Final section: reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
  • By having more free time and checking the news daily and gather information 
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
  • I will try and consume podcast and news 
  • 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.
  • Newspaper podcast and Tv 

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