Introduction to Media: Media consumption audit

 Newspapers

• Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
• I don't read newspapers

• What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
• If i read them i wold turn to the football section

• What sections do you never read, and why?
• The fashion stuff or statistics

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

• Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
• No

• Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?
• I don't really read newspapers as I get most of my news on social media through apps like tiktok

Television

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television?
• 4-5 hours

• What device do you use to watch television?
• phone, computer or tv

• What times of day do you usually watch television?
• mainly after dinner so around 7 or 8pm

• What programmes do you like best and why?
• Dexter as the characters are interesting and it's very suspenseful.

• Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
• Alone as my parents don't enjoy the same shows as I do

• 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 streaming services such as netlfix, disney plus, HBO max, prime video or paramount plus.

Radio

• Do you listen to the radio?
• Sometimes when I'm in the car

• If yes, what stations do you like best and why?
• I like talk radios that talk about football

• Do you listen to podcasts?
• Sometimes if it's about football

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

• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio?
• No longer than 20 minutes

• What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?
• Depends when I'm in the car

• Where do you listen to podcast or radio?
• Radio

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?
• Scroll on my phone or just listen

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

Film

• What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
• I've seen in the last month, odessey, and spider man brand new day, this month I'm going to see avengers endgame encore.

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

I watch films in the cinema, and through streaming devices e.g. netflix, or paramount.

• Who else watched the films with you?
• My mum and cousin watched spider man with me  and I went to odeon with my friend to watch the odessey
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• Who decided what films to watch?
• Me

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

Online

• How often do you access the internet?
• All the time

• Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.
• Whichever place has internet

• What are the main sites that you access?
• Social media sites such as tiktok and snapchat, or my playstation

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

• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
• Watch movies/ tv shows, and play games on my playstation such as fifa

• What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet?
• My phone, computer, tv and playstation

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

Twitter and tiktok, I use them mainly for entertainment

Final section: reflection

• How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
• Spend less time consuming the things I see on social media and find other forms of media like the news

• What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
• Spend less time on social media apps like TikTok and spend time on media that can teach me something like tv shows or the news.