My Media Consumption..

My Media Consumption

Newspapers/magazines

Newspapers and magazines I do not read at all as I am not interested in them and I’ve really never read one in my life, apart from the times I find one on a bus or train, even then I just skim through it.

Television

I do watch a lot of television. During a weekly basis I probably watch about 30 hours of it. I watch an hour when I wake up from my sleep. What I watch in the mornings is comedy, as I enjoy a laugh and it sure does wake me up in the mornings. Sometimes I watch cartoons as it’s been a habit ever since I was a young boy. Then I watch another 5-7 hours of television after I come home from school. What I watch during this time are soap operas as I love how they always leave it on a cliff hanger on every episode. This I love as I am eager to find out what will happen in the next episode. However most up my time is taken up by watching movies. Comedy and action movies in particular. But then as soon as the clock starts hitting midnight I turn over to horror movie instead as I love how it scares me.

Radio

I don’t listen to a lot of radio. But I mostly listen to the radio whilst I’m in the car and bored and have nothing to listen to. I usually tune in to capital fm or either kiss100. As these are the more well known stations that play out the latest and the best songs.

Cinema

This last month I’ve seen the movie insidious 2. It was scary! I had watched it the day it came out as I was really set on watching it after I had watched the first one which was great. I’ve also seen other movies on movie channels, I’ve seen a lot actually. I’ve seen so many I can’t even begin where to start first. I’ve seen all the best movies like titanic which was a great movie, had me crying towards the end. I like watching these movies by myself so I don’t get distracted by others when watching, I love paying attention to detail in movies whether it’s your confused and trying to find out who could be the criminal mastermind behind the committed crimes or what not.

Internet

I access the internet nearly everyday weather its at home, college or in public places. I mainly use the internet for entertainment purposes like YouTube for example. I watch music videos to listen in on to music. I do intend to buy products from the internet too. I also socialize sometimes on the internet but mostly on my mobile phone device as these days mobiles phones are not just mobile phones they’re like tablets. 

As a media student now I think I should be reading more instead of watching. I should maybe pick up a magazine once in a while and read a magazine just to try it out, I may indeed find myself liking it. Furthermore I should be listening to radio as I don’t listen to it much. By me doing all this it will help me through my A level in media these things are to do with the media and it is what influences people. This would be a good way to observe and analyse how people are being influenced by these types of media.