My media consumption

Newspapers

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

I don't read newspapers, but very rarely I see them in shops and read the covers or flip through the front pages.

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

Probably the sections that the front cover advertise.

• What sections do you never read, and why?

A lot of them.

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

Probably stories relating to politics.

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

Neither.

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

I do occasionally, but they're mostly one-off news articles detailing something that happened recently that I was interested in, so I don't really have favourites.


Magazines

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

None.

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

None.


Television

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

A couple hours?

• What times of day do you usually watch television?

Night time / evening 

• What programmes do you like best and why?

It's usually whatever's on. The tv shows I watch on my laptop are usually cartoons.

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

With whoever's watching tv.

• 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 use my laptop to watch tv series I can't watch on TV.

Radio

• Do you listen to the radio?

Not anymore.

• If yes, what stations do you like best and why?

I used to listen to music stations

• Do you listen to podcasts?

Yes

• If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently?

Podcasts relating to video games, mostly

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?

It depends on what's going on in the community mostly.

• What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?

Usually in the evening.

• Where do you listen to podcast or radio?

Youtube

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?

Drawing

• Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen?

No.

Film

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

None.

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

I watched venom and into the spider-verse when I was visiting my dad, using some streaming service I think, and I watched the steven universe movie recently on my computer.

• Who else watched the films with you?

My dad and brother, but I usually watch films alone.

• Who decided what films to watch?

I've wanted to watch into the spider-verse for ages, because the animation and general aesthetic of the movie is phenomenal from what I saw of it - so I chose that one. My brother wanted to watch venom and I honestly don't remember much of it.

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

Typically my computer using a totally not illegal website.


Online

• How often do you access the internet?

Most of the time.

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

Home and school.

• What are the main sites that you access?

Youtube, Discord, Twitter, Various art-sharing websites.

• What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?

Mainly for communicating with friends and entertainment. I also like to share and sometimes post art.

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?

Games, watching tv shows.

• What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?

Laptop and phone

• What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?

Twitter and discord. They're both used to communicate with friends and for entertainment.

Reflection

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

By finding new interests.

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

Watch a more varied array of tv series and movies.

• 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.

Newspapers, film and television