Part C

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/25/google-transparency-report-released
This article is about government officials demanding that Google take certain videos off youtube.com, but google refused to do so.

This relates to our class because of Network Neutrality and Media and Communication ownership.


Grant, August E. "Communication Policy and Technology." Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals. Amsterdam [u.a.: Focal/Elsevier, 2010. 76-77. Print.

Part B

Media Usage

9:30 a	woke up to my alarm on my phone
10:00	read a book on my Ipod while riding the bus	10 min
10:15	used the computer to print my homework	5 min
11:30	read a book on my Ipod while riding the bus	20 min
12:00 p	Watched TV	45 min
12:45	Received a text
12:50	Listened to the radio in my car	10 min
2:44	Sent a text message
3:00	read a book on my Ipod while riding the bus	20 min
3:30	Received a text
4:16	Sent a text message
4:18	Sent a text message
4:50	Received a text
4:51	Sent a text message
5:01	Received a text
5:07	Watched TV	2 hours
5:10	Sent a text message
5:30	Surfed the web using stumbleupon.com	45 min
7:26	Received a text
7:40	Received/Sent text	20 min
9:15	Listened to the radio in my car	10 min
1:30 a	Watched TV	1 hour
2:00	Set my alarm on my phone

After looking over my media usage I found that most of the activities I do related to media are usually performed during periods of time when I want to make it go by faster or relax. This relates to the Uses and Gratification research. 

Grant, August E. "Understanding Communication Technologies." Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals. Amsterdam [u.a.: Focal/Elsevier, 2010. 53-54. Print.