Introduction to Media: media consumption audit

Newspapers

• Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?  I do not usually read any specific newspapers but if i see one laying around I may give it a read.
• What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why? I definitely turn to the sport section first as it is the topic which interests me the most. 
• What sections do you never read, and why? I never read the politics section as i find it boring
• What kinds of stories do you usually read and why? I usually would read the celebrity stories as I find they're lives intriguing .
• Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read? Someone else.
• Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others? I have never read an online newspaper.

Magazines

• What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly? why? 'match' was a football magazine for younger people which I bought regularly as a youngster.
• What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why? I usually read the transfer section. I usually read the transfer section and i skipped the prize winning section as i found it very unnecessary. 

Television

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? 10 hours.
• What times of day do you usually watch television? 6pm-9pm.
• What programmes do you like best and why? Game of thrones.
• Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch? I watch alone because I feel other people will spoil things
• Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)I mostly watch catch-up but i will watch live if I really enjoy a programme

Radio

• Do you listen to the radio? Only when i'm in the car
• If yes, what stations do you like best and why? Capital FM as i only listen to the music.
• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to the radio? roughly 10 minutes.
• What times of the day do you usually listen to the radio? usually morning.
• Where do you listen to the radio? in car.
• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening to the radio? using social media.
• Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio? If so, when do they listen? my dad listens to the radio when driving to work.

Cinema

• What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month? the nun.
• What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming? Game of thrones, breaking bad, 13 reasons why and many more.
• Who else watched the films with you? my 3 friends
• Who decided what films to watch? We all agreed on it.
• What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.? tablet,computer.

Online

• How often do you access the internet? every single day.
• Where do you access the internet?  At home, at college or school, or at work? At home and school or outside.
• What are the main sites that you access? Netflix,YouTube.
• What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment? For entertainment.
• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet? I may use google docs for school work.
• What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet? my phone is used a lot but i also use tablet and computer.
• What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular? Instagram and snap-chat is what i use a lot to socialise with friends.

Reflection

• How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume? I could purchase more newspapers and magazines.
• What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media? I will increase my media consumption by a lot and follow the media departments twitter.
• 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. schools twitter,the guardian UK and i will watch the news.