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Newspapers
  • Which daily newspapers (if any) do you read?
  • What sections of newspapers do you turn to first, and why?
  • What sections do you never read, and why?
  • What kinds of stories do you usually read and why?
  • Do you, or someone else, buy the newspaper you read?
  • Do you look at the online versions of any newspapers? Which newspapers? Why do you visit their website and not others?

Magazines
  • What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why
  • What sections of the magazines do you read and not read, and why?

Television
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend watching television? 54hrs
  • What times of day do you usually watch television? Afternoon/evening
  • What programmes do you like best and why? Family guy southapark American dad etc because they're humourous
  1. Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch? Others and we come to an agreement 
  • Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?) PS4 now to

Radio
  • Do you listen to the radio? Sometimes
  • If yes, what stations do you like best and why? Kiss 100 and west side fm
  • Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to the radio? Sometimes in the car when I'm not allowed to connect to Bluetooth
  • What times of the day do you usually listen to the radio?
  • Where do you listen to the radio? Car
  • 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? Driving

Cinema
  • What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month? Baby driver Annabelle the hitmans bodyguard 
  • What films have you seen in other places – for example, through Netflix, Amazon Prime, satellite/cable film channels (free or otherwise) or streaming? 
  • Who else watched the films with you? Friends and family
  • Who decided what films to watch? All agree on a genre or latest films
  • What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?tv laptop ps4

Online
  • How often do you access the internet? A lot
  • Where do you access the internet?  At home, at college or school, or at work? Home and school and when I'm out
  • What are the main sites that you access? EMails instagram Snapchat 
  • What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment? Social reasons
  • What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet? YouTube to listen to music or google for information 
  • What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet? Phone and laptop
  • What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular? Instagram which is targeted at everyone Andy Snapchat for people who want to share their life's with friends 

Reflection
  • How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
  • What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media? I will need to be up to date with the latest affairs in the media so I can gather more knowledge about the subject and how certain news is portrayed by the service.
  • 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. BBC news the sun the metro 

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