media habits

I would say the medium I use the most is the internet. Usually when I wake up in the morning I get online and check my email and things of that nature. I come home from school and turn on the television and get online again. I probably get on the internet at least five separate times a day. I also watch a bit of television. I don't read the newspaper that much, something I would like to do more often. As far as radio goes, I find it annoying..it is not a good source to get news or even music anymore since there are so many advertisements.

The way I was raised influenced my media habits. My father is not much of an evening news person, or even a television news kind of person, so I am not either. I find that my boyfriend's mom usually has the evening news on in the background to whatever she is doing, so my boyfriend likes watching the news sometimes too. It is kind of a habit for them to flip it on and it fits into their everyday routine.

Since I do not really keep up with news, politics, or stuff like that (I know, it's horrible and ignorant), I can't really say that I have good media habits or even good aspects of it. I usually find myself using mediums as a source for entertainment, something I think other Americans have problems with. I and these other people should be more concerned with the real world and what is going on! That is the worst thing about my media habits.

I think to improve my media consumption, I would like to start reading the newspaper, but my Dad always takes it into work so he gets dibbs on it (just another excuse, right?). The least I could do is watch the news and put a little effort into trying to keep up with current events, and spend less time being absorbed by entertainment.