Media Usage vs Media Production

This graph represents the time I spent using media against the time I spent producing it. As I already mentioned I am not much of a blogger which explains my very low media production. With the exception of half an hour, my only form of producing media was through my mobile. If I was not a University student and needed to use media to study then my production and use could possibly be very similar.

Media Use - Observations

Every Monday through to Friday I watch 'The Project' to get my daily news dose.
This is my only source of news purely because it is very easy to just sit and watch the news. I also find this the most entertaining form of news. I cannot compare through the survey as to what my peers may watch to get their news, however because majority agreed that they also watch TV to get their news, it can be assumed that they also find it is the easiest way to catch up on the news.

I am not very much of a 'blogger' but this doesn't mean that I will not succeed in Journalism. I believe that all Journalists have their own way to express to what they are thinking. This is why my media use does not show very much blogging time.

From the Survey Monkey results it is seen that majority (51.1%) of our course are 17-18 years old, including me. Therefore this explains the high amount of internet usage which most people agreed is spent social networking. I also spend most of my time on the internet on Facebook. Although it was not asked on the Survey Monkey how much time is spent communicating through the use of a mobile, because of our age group I can assume that they would have also spent a lot of time texting or making phone calls.

To conclude, through completing my own person media use and production diary and then comparing my results to that of my peers it is clear that I am a very average teenage Uni student completing JOUR1111.

Media Use - Comparison to Peers

We can easily compare our media usage to our peers through the Survey Monkey Results.
After looking through all the results from the Survey it was clear that my media usage is very similar to that of my peers.
Below I will compare my media usage to my peers.

Time spent on internet every day
Peers - the highest percentage was that 29.6% said they spend 2-3 hours
Me - approx. 2.8 hours

What we are doing during this time on the internet
Peers - the highest percentage was 1.9% that said they spent their time on Facebook
Me - most of my time is also spent on Facebook or studying

How much TV is watched most days
Peers - the highest percentage was 29.9% that said they spend 1-2 hours
Me - approx. 2 hours

How much radio is listened to on most days
Peers - the highest percentage was 53.9% that said they spent less than an hour
Me - never

Where we get our news from
Peers - the highest percentage was 71.1% that said they get it from TV
Me - from television



As it is seen above, my media use is very very similar to that of my peers in JOUR1111.

Media Use - Pie Charts

This is an analysis of my media use.

Personal Media Use and Production Diary

Over a period of 10 days a diary of all media used was made.

Monday 12^th March 2012

2 hrs – Education (studying/doing readings)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1 hr – News (The Project)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

1hr – Communication (texting, phone calls)

Tuesday 13^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

2hrs – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Wednesday 14^th March 2012

1hr – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)
1hr - Communication (texting/phone calls)

3hrs – Work (Using a computer for book-keeping)

Thursday 15^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

30mins – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Friday 16^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Saturday 17^th March 2012

1hr – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Sunday 18^th March 2012

2hrs – Social Networking (Facebook/Blogging)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Monday 19^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying/doing readings)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

30mins – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Tuesday 20^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

30mins – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Wednesday 21^st March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

2hrs – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Force vs Rebels

Unfortunately the Rebels beat the Western Force, 30 - 29.
Definitely a nail biter!

Western Force

My family and I are HUGE Western Force fans.
And we beat the Waratahs 21 - 20!
Looking forward to watching them play on Friday against the Melbourne Rebels.

Brittany Elmslie

Off to LONDON!