My 24-Hour Media Diary:
Tuesday January 9th, 2024
9:00 AM- Upon waking up, I check my personal e-mail on AOL and my ASU email. I like to check if there’s anything urgent that needs my attention, and it helps me to wake up in the morning.
9:15 AM- While eating my breakfast, my family and I watch the local morning news broadcast on 3 TV. Watching this newscast helps me know what’s going on in my state and in my community.
10:00 AM- After breakfast, I hop on my laptop and peruse the headlines of the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. I read an article about the continuing conflict between Israel and Palestine. I then read an article about the winter weather that most of the US is dealing with.
11:00 AM- I log into Twitter/X and look at what’s trending. Nothing catches my eye, so I go to my feed and like some tweets showing videos of cats doing cute things.
11:45 AM- While doing laundry and cleaning around the house, I listen to my IHeartRadio app. I listen to an 80s pop music station and then a 60s British pop music station.
1:00 PM- I go on Google search and search for a recipe I remember seeing for chicken salad so I can make it for lunch. I found the recipe and made lunch.
1:40 PM- Sitting down to eat my lunch, I pull up the Peacock streaming service on my TV and watch two episodes of The Office.
2:30 PM- I log onto Twitter/X and look at my feed and what’s trending.
2:50 PM- I decided to watch an episode of Dateline on Peacock as I’m a sucker for true crime documentaries.
4:00 PM- I log onto Canvas and check if there are any announcements for my Digital Media Literacy class that just started the day prior. Then I get started looking at this week’s learning materials, reading the articles, and watching the assigned videos.
7:00 PM- While eating dinner, my family and I watch Coco on Disney+. I purposely stay off my phone while watching a TV show/movie so that I can stay focused on it and be present when I spend time with my family.
8:50 PM- After the movie’s over, I log onto Twitter/X and scroll through some tweets on my feed.
9:20 PM- I decided to watch another two episodes of The Office on Peacock.
10:20 PM- Before going to bed, I read two chapters of Circe by Madeline Miller.
I don’t think I realized just how much media I consume in a day. My entire day was consumed by different kinds of media, if I’m not sleeping then I’m consuming some kind of media. Something I discovered about my media usage is how often I log into Twitter and how much time I spend on there. It’s something that I do when I’m bored and to pass the time. It also gives me a sense of what’s going on and if there’s anything urgent happening.
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and my local news broadcast on 3 TV are the most credible media sources to me. The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal aren’t perfect, but I appreciate that they will usually have a note at the bottom of the article if a correction is made. I also feel that because these are such large legacy news sources, I have a level of trust in them. Their coverage helps me feel connected to what’s going on nationally and internationally.
My local morning news broadcast on 3 TV is also a credible source for me because it helps me connect with my community and be informed about what’s going on right outside my door.
Links:
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Washington Post
- Twitter/X
- Az Family 3 TV (This is the website for the local news broadcast I watch)