Media Consumption Analysis

For the past weeks I have been monitoring and recording three different days of my own media consumption. Media to me personally is computer use, cell phone use for entertainment other than phone calls and reading the paper. Basically, being involved or cut off from what is happening around me at the time. I started my journey by doing my no media day first. I did not use the internet on this day nor did I check the school website in 24 hours. I work unusual hours at work between 11pm and 7:30am. I did my best to stay away from any media I could. I would say this day was very interesting. I tried to reach for my phone several times and wanted to surf the internet. I enjoy being on the computer or online most days. This was very strange for me, but at the same time made me realize the impact that media really has on my day to day life. As a result of a no media day I felt disconnected from the world. As it was hard to not be bored. I would say that I use media for a large …show more content…
The first thing I usually do when I wake up in the morning right before I wake up my children for school is check my Face Book. I usually see news or any updates from my friends online. Additionally, at times I have text messages or phone calls I respond to. I also tend to log on to the Bellevue College web page multiple times per day. I like to make sure I am not missing out on any announcements or grades that have been posted. I also have my days split up between certain classes to finish my homework. For example, every Monday I try to start my discussions for this class. At times this is a current event since I might have seen a topic I would like to share with the class, that I felt was important. I enjoy communicating with others through discussion boards. I also usually will do my reading for my business class. I usually have a couple of chapters to read as well as activities and a quiz about the chapters I have