Media Comsumption

In class we did a project that measured the amount of time that we spent on different types of media. There was print media comsumption such as hours reading fiction/non fiction novels, newspapers, magazines and so on, and electronic media such as the radio, internet, web games, instant messaging and so much more.

Within the class all around most students had a higher time consumption of electronic media consumption over Print media. This shows that more students are spending alot of time on the computer on programs such as msn , television, youtube and facebook and not reading books or the newspaper. By being on the internet people are now able to find out things that are happening in society just as easily as they would be able to if people were reading the newspaper.

My total consumption of both print and electronic media was 120 hours a week. With 27 on print and 93 on electronic media. When actually dong the survey to see how much time i spend on the internet and all those differnt media uses, it was kind of an eye opener. I realized that instead of spending so much time on the computer or television I could have been outside more or out with friends. I am a pretty active person so before I never realized how much more free time I could have had. By being on the computer I like to be able to know what is going on in society and it is an easy way to stay in touch with the world because everyone is on it. But i would have to say that my guilty pleasure would be my cell pone. With me my cell phone is never too far away. The only place where i dont have my cell phone on me is when I am at the barn. I send way too many texts dailey but I had my cell phone taken away from me for 9 months so I know that I am able to live without it. So when my teacher told us to go an hour without using an electronic device it was easy for me to put my computer and cell phone away for two hours when I went to the gym, I still used my ipod but that was so I am able to be distracted from the real world and just work on me!