Media Usage Log
Days
|
16/03
|
17/03
|
18/03
|
19/03
|
20/03
|
21/03
|
22/03
|
23/03
|
24/03
|
25/03
|
Total
|
Facebook
|
128
|
30
|
40
|
30
|
45
|
50
|
30
|
50
|
60
|
50
|
513
|
Online News
|
15
|
15
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
95
|
Blogs
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
33
|
Tumblr
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
21
|
University
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
260
|
120
|
150
|
160
|
120
|
120
|
120
|
1050
|
Television
|
180
|
0
|
60
|
180
|
90
|
40
|
50
|
200
|
50
|
60
|
910
|
iPhone music &
Apps
|
30
|
10
|
20
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
20
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
175
|
Magazines
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
50
|
Book
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
Online TV shows
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
43
|
126
|
Online shopping
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
YouTube
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
18
|
4
|
77
|
Total
|
388
|
71
|
141
|
516
|
331
|
300
|
291
|
449
|
318
|
325
|
3130
|
Figure 1
Figure 2
After completing a media usage survey for ten days, I have
gathered together all of the media outlets I interact with on a daily basis. I
learnt a lot about my media usage habits from this task. For example, I was
very surprised at the amount of time I spend on Facebook and watching
television. These statistics are depicted in Figures 1 and 2. After completing
the log, I was astounded because I always thought these types of New Media were
a minority in my life. Furthermore, I discovered that I am a student who spends
a lot of time on types of New Media and barely any on Old Media. Examples of
the difference between are shown in the image below.
In my opinion, the survey
that the entire cohort completed was extremely useful for this task. The
results in comparison to my results were not surprising. Most students were
17-18 years old, female, had a Facebook account and an Internet-enabled smart
phone. My three main contributors of media usage were Facebook, Television and
University work. These areas were also extremely common in the survey of the
JOUR1111 cohort. My usage of Facebook as a percentage across the ten days was
34% as shown in Figure 2, however it was not the activity I spent the most time
doing. Compared with the students who spend 91.9% of their time online on
Facebook, my percentage is different. My average time spent watching television
per day is 91 minutes. When comparing this statistic with the common figure of
the cohort’s usage of 1-2 hours per day, my usage is almost exactly aligned
with it. However, the biggest consumer of my time is University work with an
average of 105 minutes per day. This statistic differs from the cohort’s score
as only 49.5% of students spend most of their time online studying or
researching.
After seeing the results from my
personal log, I think I use Facebook to excess. I study full time and according
to my personal log, I am on Facebook for approximately 8.5 hours over a period
of ten days. I have an iPhone and this enables me to be on the Facebook app
when I am travelling without a computer. I was really surprised when I saw
exactly how much time I was spending on the networking site daily. Primarily because it is a natural instinct to visit Facebook when I open my computer or
turn on my phone.
In light of the past couple
lectures, I think my total of 513 minutes on Facebook in ten days reflects the
significance of the Semantic Web. It shows that teenagers are constantly
online. However, in comparison to my peers, the time I spend on Facebook is
average.
Following this media log, I have
discovered that my consumption of Television is fairly high. I watched TV a
total of 910 minutes in ten days, which is equal to approximately 15 hours. According
to Figure 2, television takes up 29% of my time. In my daily routine, I watch
television whilst I am eating my breakfast before university. As can be seen
from the log, on the weekends I watch a lot because I find it relaxes me. In
relation to journalism, this evidence confirms that I have maximum exposure to
TV journalism, text and advertising on daily basis. In comparison to the survey
taken by my peers, my statistic of around 1.5 hours of television every day
falls in the most common category of 1-2 hours for most students.
With reference to the media usage
log and the corresponding graphs, university and anything related is the main
consumer of my time. The category included lecture and tutorial time and extra
study. I study full time so this statistic is not surprising. At the end of every
day I study in the afternoons and evenings and also to do some on the weekend
to keep up to date with the workload. With university I am exposed to several
types of media such as PowerPoint’s and news outlets. My relationship with
journalism is strengthened through this routine, as not only am I immersed in
media studies, but also my daily life is filled with real-life examples of the industry.
In comparison to my fellow peers, 49.5% spend most of their time studying or
researching online. Thus, my statistic is a little lower at 34% but is similar
in the way that the majority of time is spent on university work.
Overall, I was very surprised at the extent I rely on New
Media, in particular social networking. I think this exercise enabled me to
see the amount of time I spend on media without thinking and I thoroughly
recommend trying it yourselves.
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