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Ingrassia Media Consumption Blog Post

In examining in great detail my own daily media habits and consumption behaviors and patterns, I have come to several interesting conclusions. Firstly, I primarily consume media through social media channels like Facebook and Twitter. This is typical of someone…

News Consumption

I don’t have a TV at home so I rely heavily on my smartphone and my laptop to read news online. I don’t drive so I only occasionally listen to the radio app on my iPad or sometimes on my phone. Personally speaking, the best ways for news agencies to channel contents to me are through mobile news…

I am as predictable as algorithms would like me to be

A few weeks ago, I was having dinner with a friend. She asked how I felt about Facebook and fake news. I didn’t have a particularly insightful answer to that but at one point I told her that I found Facebook’s algorithms “obnoxious,” and…

Changing Habits

If this exercise has shown me anything it’s that I’ve been really busy. You can see the few minutes of downtime in my day when I check my phone and am waiting in line. And then there are long stretches of time where I’m near my phone but not really allowed to look at it, like when I’m commuting or…

Media Diary Reflection

The exercise of keeping track of my media consumption was truly eye-opening. What I noticed the most was how much news I access on social media, most surprisingly on Instagram and Facebook. I knew that I often find news on Twitter, but I always just assumed that I scrolled past news on…

What I learned from my media diaries

After writing down my media habits, I realized I consume less news than I thought. Monday and Tuesday this week, I checked news in the morning, the afternoon, and sometimes in the evening. I didn’t spend as much time with the articles as I assumed I did. Usually, I…

My News Consumption

What I’ve come to realize is that I’m a creature of habit. While this assignment only required me to keep track of my news consumption over two days, there are already obvious patterns in not only the way I get my news but also when I get my news.

My Favorite S-words

Sports and social media are the two S-words I live by.

My goal in life is to be in the world of sports when “I grow up,” specifically on a social media or TV platform.

Media Consumption For an On-The-Go Life

My media consumption has proved to be very mobile and social media-driven. I am always on the go, which means I often use my smartphone as my main source for media and often spend short amounts of time with it unless it is being analyzed for a class assignment.