S = Social    E = Entertainment    I = Information

The media in this collage reinforces who I am as a person, it gives me an opportunity to engage with what interests and entertains me. It also shows where I get information about the topics I enjoy. I enjoy watching shows that have a darker humour to them yet aren’t all doom and gloom in the story line. The bands and albums that I listen to are quite varied within the “guitar music” genre. I enjoy this music as it makes me feel something about what they are singing about. I can relate to the words which attracts me to the band and makes me want to hear more from them. I then read about these bands in magazines, either online or in physical form to keep up to date with gigs, album releases and news about the band. I also like watching skate videos on thrasher and the weekly episode of Skateline NBD which is a 5 minute video about whats been happening with the skate community in the last week.

After researching the different forms of media that I use on a daily and weekly basis, I have leant that I follow a wide range of media in the form of entertainment but I use a smaller range of social media to keep up with friends or frequently. I have benefitted from this because I now understand the different elements of media such as: the social usage – for keeping up with family and friends but also joining online discussions with other media users, entertainment, and also for information through the news on TV, online articles and newspapers.

This will help me in creating my own magazine as I know that I need to be both and informative and entertaining for the audience that I will be targeting. I can achieve this through the pictures I use, the colours, the layout and the over all look of the magazine. I will have to remember to keep the different elements in mind too so that my magazine is informative and also entertaining.