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MEDIA HABITS
Purpose: The purpose of this task is to let you know how much time you spend using a specific
media or media product. In this way, you’ll be able to determine whether you are exposed to too
much of one or two kinds while you are not that exposed to the other kinds. Cite at least 3 media
products.
Learning about your media habits could also tell you how you use specific types of media
products in your life. Are they useful in your homework or school work? Or are they becoming
excuses to escape your chores? Think about it.
Types of Media Kind of Media/ Hours spent Purpose What do you
Pop Culture daily think of your
Product media usage?

Broadcast media 1. Music 22 hours It serves the I think it’s very

2. Art purpose of useful and
3. Fashion establishing a effective when it
4. Dance platform for me to comes to aiding to
5. Film review academic my forgetfulness
6. Television materials, such as tendencies. It also
7. Radio lectures or lesson gives us a chance
discussions. to watch
recordings of
classes, meetings,
It helps me or webinars we
communicate miss because of
with the people technical
far from me, difficulties and
know more about unforeseen
the happenings in circumstances.
the world, layout
designs I want,
get to know more I think it’s a bit
information, excessive, since
research about this is mostly
my interests, and what I use
have my own throughout the
leisure time. day because of
online classes,
but I think it’s
also essential.
Through these, I
am able to make
life a bit easier
and more
efficient.

IDENTIFYING MY MEDIA HABITS, LIFESTYLES, AND PREFERENCES MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY 20-21
 II. MEDIA PREFERENCES AND LIFESTYLE
Purpose: In this task, we will learn just what kinds of media products you subscribe to and learn
how you integrate them in your daily life.
Are these media products your favorites because you discovered them? Or are they your favorites
because someone suggested them to you? Are your media likes or dislikes influenced by others?
Let’s find out! Fill out the table with your answers.

Media Product Local Examples Foreign How did you Why do you
Examples discover them? like them?

Video • Microsoft III. For Microsoft It is essential and

recordings Teams Educational Teams and very convenient
recordings videos from Google Meet to use. It’s very
• Google Meet international recordings, it is helpful in terms
recordings speakers our official of how I can
• Zoom school platform. review the class,
recordings meeting or
For Zoom webinar again
recordings, this anytime. Makes
is mostly for learning more
webinars, or accessible.
organization
meetings.

Internet None • Facebook It is timely and It is very

• Facebook trendy as of the effective and
messenger moment. These efficient to use.
• Instagram are also
• Canva platforms that
• Google make life more
services efficient.
• YouTube
The last three
• Pinterest
however, are
• Netflix
platforms that I
use for leisure or
for my personal
pleasure.

IDENTIFYING MY MEDIA HABITS, LIFESTYLES, AND PREFERENCES MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY 20-21