1. Personal Media Use and
Production Diary
An investigation into Koren Midgley’s use and
production of media over a ten day period.
JOUR1111 Assessment One
Dr Bruce Redman

2. Results – Media Use
Table One
Media Television Online Radio Social Networking
12/03/12 60 21 0 35
13/03/12 31 24 17 46
14/03/12 47 13 0 81
15/03/12 23 29 7 63
16/03/12 35 28 4 74
17/03/12 25 27 8 137
18/03/12 29 21 0 44
19/03/12 30 19 0 59
20/03/12 50 24 13 103
21/03/12 45 22 12 55
Total 375 228 61 697
The above table shows my media use over ten days. Note: the media use
is recorded in minutes.

3. Media Use
Pie Graph One
375
Television
Online
697 Radio
228
61
Above is a pie graph to simplify the results of my media usage. Note: the media use is
recorded in minutes.

4. Media Use – What Do these results
mean?
Looking back at graph one and my media use for the
past ten days it is no surprise to me that the ‘Social
Networking’ category takes first place. I am
an extremely busy person with UNI full-time
and work part-time, I rely heavily on
social networking to remain in touch with,
not only friends, but the world. The ‘Social
Networking’ category can be split into three sub
categories which are shown in the table below.

5. Media Use – Social Networking
Bloging, twitter and facebook are my three main
uses of social networking. Below is a table to show
how much time I spend on each over ten days.
Note: media use is recorded in minutes.
Table Two
Media Blog Twitter Facebook Total
12/03/12 0 0 35 35
13/03/12 0 0 46 46
14/03/12 25 21 71 81
15/03/12 15 11 37 63
16/03/12 18 9 47 74
17/03/12 21 8 42 137
18/03/12 0 6 38 44
19/03/12 12 9 38 59
20/03/12 0 0 36 103
21/03/12 15 11 29 55
Total 106 75 419 697

6. Media Use – Social Networking
Pie Graph Two
106
Blog
75 Twitter
Facebook
419
Above is a pie graph, simplifying the results of ‘Social Networking.’ Note:
Media use is recorded in minutes

7. Media Use – Social Networking
As you can see in table two and graph two
facebook is the largest part of my ‘Social
Networking.’ Along with 44.2% of my classmates,
I too have an iphone and I am one of the 412
students that uses a facebook app on a smart phone.
Due to my busy schedule the convenience of having
facebook at the touch of a
finger means that I spend a majority of my spare
time using this social networking medium.
In the sample of 306 students I am one who did not have twitter.
Also from the sample of 272 students I am one that has not
bloged previously to JOUR1111. Throughout the process of recording
my ‘Social Networking’ I set up twitter and bloging accounts. I am not a
big fan of twitter or bloging, however it is necessary for me to use this
media for my assessment. Bloging/twitter only account for 31% of my
social network use, as facebook is my preferred social networking
medium.

8. Media Use -Television
Television came in second place at 28% of total media
use, showing that I watched 375 minutes of television in
ten days. Compared to my peers result of 29.9% of
students watching 1-2hours of television per day, my
overall usage seems fairly slim. As I stated previously I
barely find time to sit, let alone watch television. If I do, a
majority of it is to check News or Current affair shows, as
demonstrated In pie graph three below.

9. Media Use - Television
Pie Graph Three
52
103 News
Current
44 Affair
58
Above is a pie graph demonstrating the four subcategories of ‘Television.’
Note: results are in minutes.

10. Media Use - Online
As well as having an iphone
I fall within the 13.7% of students that have
an ipad. Having this technology at my
fingertips means I can quickly and easily
check the news online as well as general
research. My main source of news is online as
I feel I can directly access what I stories I
want, when I want them. I also find it easier
to get the most updated and recent stories
online. Unlike print media, the online news is
updated regularly with developments in
stories and breaking news.

11. Media Use - Radio
Table one and pie graph one show that I only
listen to 61 minutes of radio over ten days. I
drive my car often and fall into the 53.9% of
students who listen to less than an hour of radio
per day. I prefer to listen to music on my iphone
as I can choose the music. I only use the radio
for news and
traffic updates.

12. Table Three
Media Production
Media Blog Twitter Facebook Email/Text
12/03/12 0 0 5 25
13/03/12 0 0 17 30
14/03/12 25 21 11 20
15/03/12 15 11 12 23
16/03/12 18 9 14 21
17/03/12 21 8 21 32
18/03/12 0 6 12 29
19/03/12 12 9 18 27
20/03/12 0 0 15 19
21/03/12 15 11 16 31
Total 106 75 141 257
Above are the results from tracking my media production over ten days. Note:
the results are in minutes.

13. Media Production
As you can see from table three,
my main outlet for media
production is ‘Email/Texting.’
Having these applications available
on my iphone make it the most
convenient way to produce media
and stay in contact with people,
both for personal and
business use.

14. Media Production
Pie Graph Four
106
Blog
257 Twitter
75 Facebook
Email/Text
141
Above is a pie graph of my media production
over a ten day period. Note: the results are in
minutes.

15. Media Production
When comparing table one and three it is
evident that my media production is far less
than my media use. I attribute this to the fact
that I am very much an information person.
Before I comment on issues I like to use the
internet and social networking sites to gather
the facts. I believe this is a key skill for any
good journalist.

16. When, Where, Why and How I
Use/Produce Media?
From the tables and graphs we
can see that my iphone and
ipadare the main source of how
I produce and use media. With
my busy lifestyle having the
Convenience of
emails, text, facebook, twitter and
news
at my fingertips it is easy to see
why I access media this way.

17. Is There A Wider Pattern?
Through anaylsing my media use and production
over ten days it can be concluded that there is
definitely a pattern emerging.
What Is The Pattern?
From the results it is easy to see that my main source
of media use and production stem from online
sources and outlets I can access any time, any
where, on my iphone or ipad.

18. What Does This Say About My
Relationship With Journalism and
Communication?
After analysing the results
there are three main
observations of my media
usage and production that I
believe show a strong
relationship between
myself and Journalism
and Communication.

19. My Relationship to Journalism and
Communication
1. Social networking plays the greatest role in
my media use/production – this shows my
addiction to constant communication
2. News online takes up the greatest majority of
my online behavior
3. I rarely have time to watch the television, but
when I do it is news or current affair programs

20. How Does This Differ To My Peers?
Compared to my peers it is
evident that, although a
majority of my media usage
and production is done
online, I spend far less time on
the internet, with 29.6% saying
they use the internet 2-3
hours a day.

21. Summary
In summary it is evident from both my peers survey and my
individual media use diary that social network and online
mediums occupy a majority of our media use and production.
this can be greatly attributed to technologies such as iphones,
ipads and laptops which allow us to easily access the internet
anywhere and in any form we want, facebook, news etc. In
Relation to Journalism and Communication, these new
technologies allow us to multitask and communicate on platforms
like facebook as well as investigate news stories. Having this at
the touch of a button will allow us to effectively research, write
and advertise our stories faster and more accurately than in the
past.