Media Consumption

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