Media consumption audit

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?
• I dont read any but on occassion I read articles online when hearing about it throught other media sources such as social media, the news and through word of mouth. 

Magazines

• What magazines (if any) do you buy regularly?  Why/why not?
• I don't buy any regularly.
• 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?
• A few hours a day. 
• What device do you use to watch television?
• the tv 
• What times of day do you usually watch television?
• During school days I watch it after school and sometimes before on regular days on holidays it can be at any time. 
• What programmes do you like best and why?
• I like and enjoy a plethora of genres when it comes to programmes. 
• Do you watch alone or with others? If you watch with others, who decides what you will watch?
• Both, when it comes to watching stuff with others you can just watch a show together that you are both interested in. 
• Do you watch 'live' TV or on-demand/catch-up? Do you use any other devices to watch TV (such as laptop or tablet?)
• Mostly on-demand tv but when a show I like is being aired live as a episode may come out daily I will try watch it live. 

Radio

• Do you listen to the radio?
• No
• If yes, what stations do you like best and why?
• Do you listen to podcasts?
• I don't tipacally listen to podcasts but I oftern watch them. 
• If yes, what podcasts have you listened to recently?
• Approximately how many hours a week do you spend listening to podcasts or radio? A few a week 
• What times of the day do you usually listen to podcasts or radio?
• Where do you listen to podcast or radio?
• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst listening?
• Does anyone else in your house listen to the radio or podcasts? If so, when do they listen?

Film

• What films have you seen in the cinema in the last month?
• Spider- man: brand new day, Insidious: out of the further
• 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?
• Mum 
• Who decided what films to watch?
• The both of us 
• What devices do you typically use to watch films: TV, laptop, tablet, phone etc.?
• Tv 

Online

• How often do you access the internet?
• everyday
• Where do you access the internet? At home, at school, commuting etc.
• all
• What are the main sites that you access?
• social media, internet, shopping sites, entertainment apps 
• What are the main reasons for accessing these sites – for example, for information, to make purchases, communicate with friends or for entertainment?
• information, to make purchases, interact with others and for entertainment 
• What other activities (if any) do you do whilst accessing the internet?
  
• What different devices do you use to access the internet? What is your primary device for accessing the internet? mobile phone 
• What social networks do you use regularly (e.g. Twitter, Instagram)? Why do you belong to these networks in particular? Tiktok, snapchat, Instagram, Whatsapp, Pintrest, Youtube, Spotify. 

Final section: reflection

• How can you develop the amount and variety of media you consume?
• Take time to engage with different types of media 
• What will you change in your media consumption habits this year as a result of studying A Level Media?
• I am going to indulge in all necesary types of media studied across the course. 
• 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.
• Magazines, Newspapers, Radio