My media consumption

Newspapers
I don't read newspapers at all.
Magazines
I don't read magazines at all.
Television
I don't watch TV at all.

Radio
I don't listen to the radio at all
Cinema
  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
  • The hitman's bodyguard
  • What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming?
  • Baywatch, Sleepless, Wonder woman and others.
  • Who else watched the films with you?
  • Mum
  • Who decided what films to watch?
  • Me
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?
  • Mainly PC, but sometimes the PS4

Online
  • How often do you access the internet?
  • Everyday, all day
  • Where do you access the internet?  At home, at college or school, or at work?
  • Mainly at home.
  • What are the main sites that you access?
  • Twitter, Facebook, Forums, Youtube.
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
  • Communicating with people and entertainment and school work.
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
  • Eat.
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?
  • My PC
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?
  • Facebook and Twitter in particular as most the people I talk to are on those sites.

Reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
  • Start watching the news VIA TV. Pick up free newspapers when I get the chance. 
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
  • I will spend less time on the internet for entertainment and rather for school work related things.
  • 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, TV and Online radio.

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