Media Usage And
Production Journal
Table 1: Raw data collected
of all media use over a ten day period.
Figure 1: All recorded media
use over the 10 days.
This graph demonstrates the
various forms of media that were used over the duration as well as recording
how long each was used for. This allows for an easy comparison of which forms
of media I use the most and the least.
Figure 2: The comparison of print, visual and audio
media use over the 10 day period.
The graph and table clearly
demonstrate that audio media was used the most over the ten day period, as it
alone is greater than print and visual media usage combined (56%). This is possibly
due to the convenience of an iPod which allows me to listen to music during
other anti-social activities. Visual media such as YouTube and television were
used the least amount, a mere 13% of all media usage. Print media was
moderately used, with 31% of my media use being in the form of a website,
magazine or newspaper.
Type of Media
|
Examples of this Media
|
Time (Minutes)
|
Visual
|
Television, YouTube,
Films
|
620
|
Print
|
Websites, Magazines, Newspapers
|
1540
|
Audio
|
Music on iPod and
computer, Radio, Phone call
|
2730
|
|
|
Table 2: The recorded minutes
in ten days of each type of media, including examples of each media type. The
table clearly shows that audio media is used the most in my daily life.
Figure 3: Comparing the average media usage on a day
that I attend university with average media use on a day when I don’t have
University.
Figure 4: The amount of time
each media was used throughout the ten days (in minutes).
The graphs from figure three
and four demonstrates that on average, I use more media on days that I go to
the university campus compared to days I stay home. This may due to the fact
that on days off, I have to ability to do recreational activities that don’t
require media, whereas on university days I am constantly using media for class
work, as well as social media.
Figure 5: Use of old media compared to new media over
the duration of ten days.
These results clearly portray
new media as my most dominant form of media use, as it is used 97% of the time,
compared to old media being used 3% of the time. This highlights my full
transition to new media, only using old media such as newspapers on rare
occasions.
Figure 6: Comparison of my
daily internet use to the average internet use of my Jour1111 class.
The results demonstrate that
my personal internet use is on average, slightly lower than that of the class.
|
Day 1
|
Day 2
|
Day 3
|
Day 4
|
Day 5
|
Day 6
|
Day 7
|
Day 8
|
Day 9
|
Day
10
|
Social
Network
|
120
|
110
|
65
|
130
|
110
|
120
|
125
|
15
|
90
|
100
|
Youtube
and online video media
|
15
|
25
|
80
|
90
|
10
|
50
|
60
|
85
|
90
|
25
|
General
Internet Use
|
15
|
30
|
40
|
0
|
10
|
65
|
35
|
50
|
10
|
15
|
Online
newspaper
|
10
|
15
|
5
|
0
|
15
|
5
|
20
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
Email
|
25
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
20
|
25
|
20
|
Table 3: Amount of Time the
Internet Is Used On A Daily Basis- Over the duration of 10 days.
FORMAL ANALYSIS:
Over the last decade the world has experienced an extreme
transformation from old media such as newspapers and magazines to new media
such as social networking and the internet. With each person having the ability
to produce and express themselves creatively online, the boom in media
throughout society is not surprising. Over the duration of the ten days, it
became evident that my use of old media is a rare occasion (3% of the time),
with my time constantly consumed with new media (97% of the time). Living in a
city and constantly being surrounded by people my own age at one of the top
institutes in Australia, it has become unavoidable and old media has been
phased out of my life.
The media diary brought to my attention that I have
unconsciously joined the social networking craze; however it seemed I was not
the only one in my journalism class. Results from a survey demonstrated that
95.8% of students have a Facebook account, and astonishingly 81.2% of those
students social network on a smartphone.
Furthermore, when analysing data it became evident that my media use was
relatively higher on days which I attended university, rather than days I did
not have class. I have concluded that this is due to the developments in
learning which allow students to read lecture notes off media devices such as
laptops and iPads, as well as download recordings and readings. A survey taken
on my journalism class shows that 24.8% of the students use the internet 3-4
hours a day, similar to my usage on days I have class. Additionally, when
returning home from university tired, watching a film or television is commonly
used as a tool for relaxing, extending my media usage.
A large majority of the media use that was recorded in the
diary surrounded audio media, possibly explained by convenience. Using an iPod
allows me to listen to music when performing anti-social activities such as
walking to class or going to the gym, thus showing that many hours are spent
listening to audio media. Another contributing factor to the increased use of
audio media is that I live away from home with my family and friends back in my
small town in New South Wales; therefore I am constantly making phone calls to
keep in contact with those I love.
Although there are various reasons for the obtained results,
I strongly believe one major contributing factor strongly influences my media
usage. I currently live at Duchesne College, surrounded by 200 girls my own age
and the latest learning facilities on campus. Living with so many people,
social networking has become a key aspect of my life as it keeps me updated on
upcoming sporting and social events within the college. Furthermore, old media
is only found in communal areas such as the common room or library which I
rarely visit, therefore my exposure to old media is limited on a day-to-day
basis. Likewise, on days I don’t attend
classes, social activities and face-to-face contact usually occurs, reducing my
media usage.
Through the results of my media journal, I can successfully conclude
that I am amongst the rest of society when it comes to using media in daily
life. I have transitioned without realising it into the next generation of
media usage and I believe there are only positive things to come.
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