Media Consumption

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Newspapers
  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
- I don't read any
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
- I'll only look at the front page because it has the most interesting story
  • What sections do you never read, and why?
- inside
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?
- The main stories are always the most interesting
  • Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
- Someone else (mother)
  • Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?
- No I don't 

 Magazines
  • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why
- I don't buy any 
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?
- I dont read any

 Television
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?
- Around 6 hours in a day 
  • What times of day do you usually watch television?
- After 6
  • What programmes do you like best and why?
- Reality shows are entertaining and are more aimed at my age range
  • Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
- I normally decide what to watch unless I'm with my niece
  • 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

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

 Cinema
  • 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?
- Get Out
-Suicide Squad
  • Who else watched the films with you?
-My sister
  • Who decided what films to watch?
- Both of us 
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?
- Laptop

 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?
-Mainly at home
  • What are the main sites that you access?
- Instagram
- Snapchat
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
- Entertainment
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
- Watch make up tutorials on YT
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?
- My phone
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular?
- I can do promotions on Instagram 

Reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
- Buy more newspapers, Listen to radio 
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
- Spend less time on media
  • 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
- Different  TV programmes
- Radio
- Newspapers

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