My Media Consumption

Newspapers

-i sometimes read/watch bbc news and sometimes look through the daily mail (online rather than in the form of an actual newspaper)
-i usually read articles based around education (eg: changes in the system and the affects they're having/are predicted to have)and politics (eg: decisions leaders around the world are making)as well as other events around the world.
-the only articles i don't usually read would be articles that don't seem interesting/relevant
-i look at bbc news and the daily mail online. i look at them for the stories they cover and just because they appear on more than one media platform (eg: the daily mail is also on snapchat stories)

Magazines

-i don't buy magazines myself but if somebody else in the house buys one i'll occasionally look through them
-i read through celebrity stories/gossip. i usually don't read articles that catch my eye or seem very interesting.

Television

-i spend around 2-3 hours a day watching tv (depending on what i'm watching)meaning i spend around 14-18hours watching tv a week.
-i either watch tv when i get home from school or in the evening
-i like medical/dramas and crime/detective because i find them interesting and i like it when there's a storyline so there's something to follow and predict what might happen next.
-i switch between both. when i watch with people my mum and sister usually decide what to watch.
-i normally watch catch up tv or recorded programmes. i also watch stuff on either my phone or sometimes a laptop/ipad.

Radio

-i don't listen to the radio (unless someone in my family is listening to it and i'm in the car)
-when the radio is playing it's usually kiss or capital fm
-my mum, dad and sister listen to the radio in the car.

Cinema

-the last thing i saw at the cinema was baywatch
-other films i have watched (through netflix and online websites) include:think like a man, the other woman and identity thief
-i watched some movies with friends
-we would usually decide on a film together or watch something that one of us has wanted to see but hasn't gotten to
-i normally use my phone or ipad but sometimes i will use a laptop.

Online

-i access the internet everyday as and when i need to/am required to
i access the internet at home and school and when im out and about.
-the majority of the time i use apps like Instagram, Snapchat, Spotify, YouTube and Netflix (or other online streaming websites)
-the main reasons i access the internet is to find information, communicate with people, to purchase things and for entertainment
-i mainly use my phone and iPad but i also sometimes use a computer/laptop.
-i regularly use Instagram and Snapchat as it allows me to keep in touch and communicate with other people as well as follow celebrities and see a part of their lifestyle. i can also use these apps to find inspiration and look at things i like.

Reflection

-i can develop the amount/variety of media i consume by discussing with other people things we've read or seen that we find interesting and research more into it.
-this year i am going to increase my media consumption by looking into more forms of media and trying to notice features i am learning about as i read/watch new things
-'i'newspaper, black mirror and dexter

first blog task

1) i chose a level media studies as it is something i think i will enjoy and i would need the qualification if i go into filming in the future (i am still undecided whether or not it's what i want to do)

2)i haven't taken media studies before

3)n/a

4) A/A*

5)i'm not sure what i want to do yet but i am leaning towards going to university to possibly study business / media

6) i think Brexit was one of the biggest media stories/headlines of 2017 because of the repercussions it had on other countries and families as well as the controversy it caused

7)the news(TV), social media and the interent

8) To the bone (netflix original movie)

9)i don't have one single favourite but i like '2 broke girls' (it's a comedy)

10)maybe around 3/4hours. i think its about right as the majority of things nowadays happen through social media, such as revision / homework tasks, reading the news and socialising.