Media Literacy Topic- Media Survey

Hello Again Readers!

Today we are going to analyze my media habits! Sounds like fun, right?

As the project in my Video Production class, we were meant to keep a log on all the different media we use during our own times. For me, my own choices are limited for my own tastes; for instance, my use of television is going to be low due to the fact of I do not watch TV often, if at all. So we wrote the log of all the media we used and now you shall find out the what's and which's that describe my habits.

I use a small variety of media on a daily basis:

Facebook.com: 1hr a day, except on Wednesday which almost tripled to 2hrs. and 50 minutes. This week I had spent 8 hours and twenty five minutes on facebook.

TV: 3 hours all together, the most being on Monday for 1 hr and 30 minutes.

Youtube.com: Roughly six hours a day, give or take a few minutes. Except on Wednesday which was only two hours.

Radio: Only had to listen to it in the car and my roommate's stereo. 1hr and 15 minutes in the car all week and 50 minutes with the stereo radio during the week.

Tumblr.com: I do not have a blog on there, but I do "stalk" the website 30 minutes per day except Wednesday was ten minutes less than Facebook at 2 hrs. and 40 minutes.

I have played any video games during the week and maybe had less than ten minutes of advertisements on the street as I never really left campus.

What does your media say about you?

It says that I need to get out more and that I spend too much time on the computer. Ha, ha.

Which media do you trust and why?

I obviously trust the internet and the websites on there. I am too focused in my work on the computer that I don't use anything else, not that I don't trust them, but for the fact that I just don't need a radio and TV blasting on at the same time as I work. 

Which media do you enjoy the most and why?

Computer and internet are what I enjoy because I can do everything I want on there. Listen to music, watch movies or videos, and play games if I desire. You have the most freedom on the internet to do anything you wish. You can't interact with the television (Dora doesn't count) and radio does have the perk of using the imagination, but then songs you dislike come on and you don't enjoy the media anymore.

Are you willing to broaden your exposure to different media?

Of course I'm willing, give me something that sparks my interest and I will be all for watch/viewing/listening to the media. There is good with staying in your comfort zone, but it does get boring after a while. I have my dislikes and most remain firm, but some forms of media have changed my interests greatly for the better. I am not a fan of sports films, heavy metal, and petty romance stories, but there have been a few to surprise me and I actually enjoy very much.

Always keep an open mind.