Media Consumption Audit MEST1

Media consumption Audit

Newspapers

I haven’t fully read a newspaper since I was 8 years old. This is because I know of easier ways to catch up with the latest news, for example online news sites such as SKY. If I do occasionally pick up a newspaper I would only tend to read the sports sections at the back because sometimes in the SUN newspaper they tend to have funny headlines. I wouldn't go out and buy a newspaper but if my mum were to buy one for herself then I’d be tempted to pick it up and read. I also have a sky news app on my phone which I check up to 3 times a day, I look though all of the headlines of all of the categories. I most enjoy top stories, UK news and business.

Magazines

I used to always go and buy magazines when I was younger because of the free toy you got inside, I never actually read them, however recently I have been flicking through a few fitness magazines and my mums ones. When I do read magazines I usually flick to the middle as that is where most of the main stories are.

Television

I tend not to watch as much as TV as when I was younger as I'm much busier, I approximately watch 8 hours of television a week.  I will sometimes watch the news on television or if a show I like is on. I mainly watch TV series on my laptop or streaming site Netflix. Show’s that I'm currently watching is the walking dead, Gotham and I'm watching Dexter for the second time, I'm currently on season 5.

Radio

I only listen to the radio when I'm in a car because I stream and have downloaded music I’d rather listen to at home. When I'm in a car I usually listen to Kiss or smooth radio. Most of the top radios only play the top 10 charts on a loop all day so the radio can get quite repetitive and if you want to find a different channel there’s always interference or a bad connection. I’d probably say that I spend about 3 hours a week listening to the radio.

Cinema

I really enjoy going to the cinema and watching the latest films, however going all the time can be quite expensive so I have other ways of watching the latest blockbusters in the comfort of my own home. The last film in the cinema that I saw was Straight Outta Compton,  I think the film was a great betrayal of what life was like for the rappers trying to overcome prejudice views. I would like to go and see American Ultra as I do think Jesse Einsenberg is a great actor. I have been to an independent cinema called Olympic studios a few times and it is the best cinema I have been in, sometimes they show the latest movies and sometimes they show less known ones. I usually go to see a film with my friends or sometimes I just watch them alone on my laptop. I recently streamed the latest Batman trilogy witch I thought was quite good.

Online

I'm always connected to the internet on one device or another, either on my phone, games console or laptop. I use my phone for many hours of the day; I can’t put an exact number of hours on it. I mainly go on sites on my phone and laptop, such as YouTube, Greenford High School and Bungie. On my phone I have installed various social media apps that I use daily such as Twitter and Instagram. I sometimes visit online retailers like Amazon as at the moment I have a 30 day free trial of Amazon prime so I'm making the most of it this month.